1669 1ed Herport East INDIA Dutch Voyages China Formosa
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1669 1ed Herport East INDIA Dutch Voyages China Formosa Pagan Taiwan
Albrecht Herport was a 17th-century Swiss explorer who is best remembered for his account and descriptions of East India. His book ‘A Short Description of East India’ was an important 1669 work that covered a variety of topics including indigenous people and customs, religious and pagan rituals, descriptions of wild animals and vegetation, as well as eyewitness accounts of wars between the Dutch and the East Indian locals. ‘Eine Kurtze’, as it is called in German, also includes a description of the Dutch expulsion from Formosa and Chinese conquests.
Item number: #8023
Price: $950
HERPORT, Albrecht
Eine Kurtze Ost-Indianische Reiß-Beschreibung darinnen vieler Ost-Indianischen Insulen und Landschafften Gelegenheit, der Einwohneren Sitten und Gottesdienst allerley Früchten und wilden Thieren beschaffenheit ... verzeichnet zu finden
Bern: Bey Georg Sonnleitner, 1669. First edition.
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238 (of 242)
2 engraved illustrations
wanting prelims, forward, and title page
Language: German
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
A flawed example, but EXTREMELY RARE and desirable
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Albrecht Herport was a 17th-century Swiss explorer who is best remembered for his account and descriptions of East India. His book ‘A Short Description of East India’ was an important 1669 work that covered a variety of topics including indigenous people and customs, religious and pagan rituals, descriptions of wild animals and vegetation, as well as eyewitness accounts of wars between the Dutch and the East Indian locals. ‘Eine Kurtze’, as it is called in German, also includes a description of the Dutch expulsion from Formosa and Chinese conquests.
Item number: #8023
Price: $950
HERPORT, Albrecht
Eine Kurtze Ost-Indianische Reiß-Beschreibung darinnen vieler Ost-Indianischen Insulen und Landschafften Gelegenheit, der Einwohneren Sitten und Gottesdienst allerley Früchten und wilden Thieren beschaffenheit ... verzeichnet zu finden
Bern: Bey Georg Sonnleitner, 1669. First edition.
Details:
Collation:
238 (of 242)
2 engraved illustrations
wanting prelims, forward, and title page
Language: German
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
A flawed example, but EXTREMELY RARE and desirable
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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1669 1ed Herport East INDIA Dutch Voyages China Formosa
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