1855 Vaillant Africa Voyages Hottentot Ethnology Zoology Giraffes FINE BINDING
François Le Vaillant was an 18th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. This volume includes views of the Hottentots and their villages, hunting excursions, and large African mammals such as giraffes and lions.
This volume is a beautiful mid-19th-century edition, bound in fine polychrome boards – green and gold embossed – with a color illustration of a lion hunt on the front cover.
1855 Vaillant Africa Voyages Hottentot Ethnology Zoology Giraffes FINE BINDING
François Le Vaillant was an 18th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. This volume includes views of the Hottentots and their villages, hunting excursions, and large African mammals such as giraffes and lions.
This volume is a beautiful mid-19th-century edition, bound in fine polychrome boards – green and gold embossed – with a color illustration of a lion hunt on the front cover.
Item number: #11408
Price: $499
LE VAILLANT, Francois
Abrégé des voyages de Levaillant en Afrique.
Tours: Mame et Cie, 1855.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- [5], 234, [2]
- 2 engraved plates
- Language: French
- Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
- Size: ~7.5in X 4.5in (19cm x 11.5cm)
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11408
Categories
Asia, Africa, & Middle Eastern
Medicine & Science
Voyages & Exploration & Maps
Authors
LE VAILLANT, Francois
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
French
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete