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1023 - Second voyage du père Tachard et des jesuites envoyés par le…
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Estimate €250 - €300
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Second voyage du père Tachard et des jesuites envoyés par le roy au royaume de Siam. Contenant diverses remarques d'histoire, de physique, de géographie, & d'astronomie. 4to: [8]-416-[12] pp. (title sl. soiled, some spotting & browning throughout, paper flaw on p. 25 without harm, pp. 303/304, probably blank, not present as in other copies). - First edition of the second travel account by the French missionary Tachard (1651-1712), who was first sent to the Caribbean and then twice to the Kingdom of Siam by Louis XIV to establish diplomatic relations. Ill. with an engr. portrait medallion on title, an engr. headp. and 6 fold. pl. showing the fauna and flora, a.o. a pangolin. - Ref. Cordier, Indosinica, 953. - Cox I:328. - Chadenat 187. - DBS VII:1802. - Nissen (ZBI) 4067.
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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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