Lot 122
  • 122

Froger, François

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • A Relation of a Voyage made in the years 1695, 1696, 1697. on the Coasts of Africa, Streights of Magellan, Brasil, Cayenna, and the Antilles, by a Squadron of French Men of War, under the Command of M. de Gennes. London: Printed for M. Gillyflower, et al, 1698
  • paper, ink, leather
8vo ( 7 x 4 3/8 in.; 178 x 111 mm). Additional engraved title, 11 engraved plates (one folding) and 2 engraved and maps (one folding) by Van der Gucht after drawings by Froger; lightly browned, scattered spotting. Contemporary calf; worn, rebacked.

Literature

Wing F2233; ESTC R38897; Alden & Landis 698/81; Borba de Moraes I:331–332; Sabin 26004

Condition

8vo ( 7 x 4 3/8 in.; 178 x 111 mm). Additional engraved title, 11 engraved plates (one folding) and 2 engraved and maps (one folding) by Van der Gucht after drawings by Froger; lightly browned, scattered spotting. Contemporary calf; worn, rebacked.
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Catalogue Note

First English-language edition