Lot 1578 Louis Antoine, Comte de Bougainville. Voyage autour du monde par la …

Voyage autour du monde par la fregate du roi La Boudeuse et la flute L'Etoile, en 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769. Mit 3 Kupfertafeln und 20 größtentls. gefalteten Kupferstichkarten. Paris, Saillant & Nyon 1771. 4 Bll., 417 S., 1 Bl. Gr.-4°. Ldr. mit goldgepr. RTitel und RVergoldung, marmorierter Schnitt (berieben und bestoßen).

Geographie und Reisen – Sabin 6864. - Borba de M. 115. - Hill Coll. 31f. - Taylor 5. - Du Rietz 109. - Seltene erste Ausgabe. Beschreibung der berühmten Weltumsegelung unter französischem Kommando. Als Wissenschaftler begleiteten Bougainville u. a. der Botaniker Philipp Commerson und der Astronom Pierre-Antoine Véron, ein Schüler Lalandes. "Bougainville created a great deal of interest among the French in the Pacific" (Hill). - Leicht stockfleckig, Karten mit leichten Randläsuren. Insgesamt gut erhalten.

Geography and Travel – With 3 copper plates and 20 mostly folded copper engraved maps. Leather with gold-stamped title and gilt spine, marbled edges (rubbed and bumped). - Rare first edition. Description of the famous circumnavigation of the world under French command. Among those accompanying Bougainville were the botanist Philippe Commerson and the astronomer Pierre-Antoine Véron, a student of Lalande. "Bougainville created a great deal of interest among the French in the Pacific" (Hill). - Light foxing, maps with slight marginal wear. Overall, well preserved.

Startprice: 1500 €
Estimate: 2000 €

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