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Voyage en Chine et en Tatarie, à la suite de l'ambassade de …
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Voyage en Chine et en Tatarie, à la suite de l'ambassade de …
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Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
Voyage en Chine et en Tatarie, à la suite de l'ambassade de Lord Macartney. To which have been appended the views, costumes, etc., of China, by M.W. Alexandre, the plates of the original atlas of this Embassy, omitted in the French translation, and the... 2 vols, 8vo; 51 (of 52) plates (pl. 38 missing, text n.c.; occ. spotting). - First French translation of this travel account by Holmes, soldier in the Light Dragoons. He kept a diary during the attempt by Lord Macartney to establish an embassy in China. Engr. ill.: one folding map of Macao and 51 numb. pl. (I-LI, without pl. 38 but pl. 31 bound twice) engr. by S. Simon after William Alexander showing views of Beijing, Chengde, Dinghai, Linqing, Tianjin, Xuzhou, the Great Wall, costumes, landscapes, boats, animals, weapons, etc. Ref. - Ref. Cordier, Sinica, 2387-2388. - Chadenat 5071. - Colas 1472. - Cp. Cox I:344-345 (1st ed.). - Prov. R. Chassot (bookpl.).
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About the sale
Prints & Drawings, Photographs & Comics, Rare Books, Atlases & Manuscripts, Surrealism, Congo, Erotica & Ballets russes
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Auction time
06/26/2026 at 1:00 PM
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