VAN DER HART, C. Reize rondom het eiland Celebes en naar eenige der Moluksche Eilanden. Gedaan in den Jare 1850, door Z.M. Schepen van oorlog Argo en Bromo, onder bevel van C. Van der Hart. 1853 K. Fuhri, 8vo, publisher's quarter leather (sl. bumped...
Estimation :
150 / 250
Adjudication :
350 €
Description
corners, sl. warping), richly gilt titled spine (sl. rubbed), marbled edges, xiv-276-[5-1 bl.] pp. (some browning & foxing, some remains of silky paper in the margins of some pls). Good copy.
Interesting and rare travel account around the Isle of Celebes and the Moluccas, nowadays Sulawesi and Maluku in Indonesia. Nicely illustrated with 13 bicolor lithographic plates, of which 6 are folding, showing views (i.a. Makassar, Kampong Kendari, the bay of Tolo, etc.), costumes and activities of local people and 3 maps in fine (2 folding). In Dutch, never translated into English.
Interesting and rare travel account around the Isle of Celebes and the Moluccas, nowadays Sulawesi and Maluku in Indonesia. Nicely illustrated with 13 bicolor lithographic plates, of which 6 are folding, showing views (i.a. Makassar, Kampong Kendari, the bay of Tolo, etc.), costumes and activities of local people and 3 maps in fine (2 folding). In Dutch, never translated into English.
