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gezelschap van geleerde mannen (…) Voorgesteld door (…) Johann David Michaëlis (…) Waarby
gevoegd is, Beoordeling van Niebuhrs Beschryving van Arabie (…) [trsl. from the German] Jacob
van Ekers. Ibidem, 1774, xlvi-270-[2] pp., 3 works in 4 vols, 4to, cont. gilt half leather (rubbed,
corners bumped), flat spines with red labels (some ff. marg. dampstained). Very good uncut set.
Cfr. ill.
€ 2500/3500
The German surveyor C. Niebuhr (1733-1815) travelled extensively in Egypt, Arabia, Persia,
Palestine and Asia Minor. His works have long been classics on the geography, the people, the
antiquities and the archaeology of much of the district of Arabia which he traversed. His 1st vol.,
“Beschreibung von Arabien”, was published at Copenhagen in 1772, the Danish government
defraying the expenses of the abundant illustrations. Engr. ills in 1st work: titles and
124 engravings
and folding map, with views, maps, script ills. Numerous words or passages in Arabic. In 2nd
work: title,
24 numb. engravings (7 folding), folding map of Yemen
, with alphabets, views (i.a.
Mecca, Medina), maps. The 3rd vol. is a companion vol. with essays on Niebuhr’s work.
Ref.
Tiele
796 - 795. BnF. STCN. Not in BL.
816 [Travels - Asia]
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SOLTYKOFF, Alexis
- Voyage en Perse. Troisième édition. Paris, Lecou, 1854,
in-4 (rouss. et bruniss. passim), demi-chagrin, plats de papier marbré (qqs pet. manques, coins
émoussés), dos lisse orné doré (mors frottés, coiffe sup. défect.).
€ 100/200
Ouvr. illustré de
22 lithographies
h.t. d’après les dessins du prince Soltykoff.
Ref.
BnF (1).
817 [Travels - Egypt]
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WALLIS BUDGE, E.A.
- The Nile. Notes for travellers in Egypt. London,
Cairo, Cook & Son, 1907, 8vo, orig. limp brown cloth, gilt tooled hieroglyphs on covers, flat spine,
marbled edges, xxi-[3]-955 pp. Good copy.
€ 120/150
Later ed. (orig. 1886) of this travel guide for the Nile region including 2 maps, plans of temples,
numerous illustrations, a list of Egyptological words, etc. Very scientific information completely
different from our modern tourist guides.
We join
:
Meistermann, B.
- Guide de Terre Sainte. Avec 26 cartes et 14 plans de villes gravés et en
couleurs et 110 plans de monuments dans le texte. Paris, Picard, 1923, 8vo, orig. red publ. cloth. (2 vol.)
818 [Travels - Greenland]
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Verhaal der merkwaardige reize van den kommandeur Jakob Jansen
, met
het schip De Vrouw Maria Elisabeth, den zevenden April des Jaars 1769, van Hamburg naar Groenland
ter walvisch vangst uitgezeild (…) [trsl. from the German]. Haarlem, J. Enschede, 1770, 4to, mod. half
leather, [2]-24 pp. (dampstain in bottom inner margin of 1st ff.). Very good copy.
€ 150/250
Rare narrative of a German whaling expedition ending in the ice around Greenland.
Engr. front.
showing 4 ships caught in the ice. Mod. bookpl.
Ref.
Tiele 530. STCN (i.a. BL).
815