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two red books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacean open book with a map on it and a map of the islandan open book with a picture of a group of people on itan open book with a list of words on it on a white surface
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Africa Degrandpré, Louis de Voyage along the western coast of Africa. Undertaken in the years 1786 and 1797. 2 volumes. With 11 folded copperplate plates, including 2 maps and 1 plan. Paris, Dentu, 1801. 2 leaves (half-title, title page), 32 (preface), XXVII (1), 226 pp. and 2 leaves (half-title, title page), 320, 12 (publisher’s catalogue) pp. Small 8°. Modern half-maroquin with gold-stamped title on the spine, the covers lined with stone-marmorised paper, and endpapers of comb-marmorised paper. A very rare first edition of this instructive travelogue. – Not listed in Cox. – Eutin I, 515. - Kainbacher I, 96 (for the German edition of 1801) - Henze II, p. 386. Extremely rare on the market; we have only been able to trace two further copies at auctions over the last 50 years. - The French navigator, naturalist and slave trader Louis de Degrandpré (1761–1846) undertook a voyage along the West African coast in 1786–87. “He made observations on nature and local produce, the customs and traditions of the indigenous people, and, not least, on trade conditions, particularly the slave trade” (Henze). - The maps show the coast of Angola and the Cape of Good Hope, whilst the plan depicts the fort there. The bold yet finely lined copperplate engravings ‘from nature’ – that is to say, stylised from the perspective of the European observer – feature depictions of and scenes involving the indigenous people. - pp. 165–270 show slight worming; otherwise an exceptionally fresh, wide-margined copy of this rarity in attractive bindings. Africa. – Rare first edition of this instructive travelogue, richly illustrated with 11 folding copper-engraved plates, including maps of the coast of Angola and the Cape, as well as a sketch of the Cape fort. Neatly bound in modern half morocco. – For further references, see above. - The French navigator, naturalist and slave trader Louis de Degrandpré (1761–1846) undertook a voyage along the West African coast in 1786–87. ‘He made observations on nature and local produce, the customs and traditions of the natives and, last but not least, on trading conditions, particularly the slave trade’ (Henze II, p. 386). - The bold yet finely detailed copperplate engravings feature drawings ‘from nature’ – that is, stylised from the perspective of the European observer – depicting local people and scenes in which they appear. - Pages 165–270 are slightly worm-eaten; otherwise, this is an exceptionally fresh, wide-margined copy of this rare volume in attractive bindings.
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