MANDELSLO (JEAN-ALBERT DE) Voyages célèbres & remarquables, Faits de Perse aux Indes o...

MANDELSLO (JEAN-ALBERT DE) Voyages célèbres & remarquables, Faits de Perse aux Indes orientales... contenant une description nouvelle & très curieuse de l'Indostan, de l'empire du Grand-Mogol, des îles & presqu'iles de l'Orient, des royaumes de Siam, du Japon, de la Chine, du Congo, &c., half-titles, privilege leaf, engraved additional pictorial title, titles printed in red and black, engraved portrait, 44 engraved plates, maps and plans (31 folding, one of Goa with a few old paper repairs on verso and very small loss to one corner, a few small damp spots on one plate), large engraved illustrations (one shaved) in the text, pp.134/5 slightly shorter and re-inserted, occasional light spotting or page toning, contemporary calf, spines gilt with morocco lettering labels, spines rubbed with small loss to 2 labels and spine ends [Cordier, Sinica, 2077; Cordier Japonica, 367-68; Lust 343], folio (314 x 193mm.), Amsterdam, Michel Charles Le Cene, 1727 Footnotes: An attractively illustrated edition of Mandelslo's account of his travels from Persia to the East Indies, and his return to Europe via India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and the Cape of Good Hope in 1640. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing