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Corneille Le Brun | Voyages. Amsterdam, 1718, 2 volumes, folio, speckled calf

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

November 15, 02:06 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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Corneille le Brun

Voyages ... par la Muscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes Orientales. Amsterdam: freres Wetstein, 1718


2 volumes, folio (335 x 207mm.), half titles, engraved allegorical frontispiece, rubricated printed titles with printer's device, dedication with engraved vignette at head, engraved portrait of the author, 296 plain engraved plates, many folding, contemporary speckled calf, spines in compartments with raised bands gilt, red marbled edges, some foxing, some marginal holes, bindings slightly worn


An account of the second tour undertaken by Cornelis de Bruijn, 1652–1726/7, the notable Dutch artist and traveller. Containing numerous very fine plain engraved plates, many large and folding, depicting local flora and fauna, landscapes, architecture, inscriptions, and indigenous inhabitants of the territories, and their local customs and costumes. His engravings of Persepolis were in particular extremely popular.


The number of plates in this edition seems to vary, cf. Lot 315, Sotheby's 17 October 2001 (273 plates), Lot 290, 2 December 1999 (272 plates), and Lot 470, 14 October 1999 (274 plates).


PROVENANCE:

Earl of Ormonde and Ossory, armorial bookplate; Charles, Earl of Arran, armorial bookplate

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