Lot 1486 Jean Baptiste G. M Bory de St. Vincent. Reise nach den Maskarenischen …

Reise nach den Maskarenischen oder Französisch Afrikanischen Inseln Ile de France und Bourbon, in den Jahren 1801 und 1802. (= Bibliothek der neuesten u. wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen, Bd. 25.) Mit 2 gefalt. Karten. Weimar, Industrie-Comptoirs, 1805. 1 Bl., X, 676 S. 8°. Mod. HLdr. mit goldgepr. RSchild.

Afrika - Mauritius

Geographie und Reisen – Erste dteutsche Ausgabe. - Henze I, 304. - Als Begleiter der Expedition Baudins nach Australien ging Bory 1801 vor Mauritius von Bord und widmete der Insel und ihrer Nachbarin Bourbon ausgedehnte geologische und botanische Studien. - Stockfleckig, Ränder leicht gebräunt. Obere Ecke wasserfleckig. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten mit prachtvollen Karten.

Geography and Travel – Africa. - With 2 folded maps. Nodern half leather with gilt stamped ribbed label. - First German edition. - Henze I, 304 - As a companion of Baudin's expedition to Australia, Bory disembarked off Mauritius in 1801 and devoted himself to extensive geological and botanical studies of the island and its neighbor Bourbon. - Foxing, margins slightly browned. Upper corner waterstained. Overall in very good condition with splendid maps.

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