Antoine François Prévost - Histoire générale des...

General History of Travels, or New Collection of all relations of travels by sea and by land, which have been published so far in the various languages of all known nations: containing what is most remarkable, most useful and best established in the lands to which travelers have penetrated: with the manners of the inhabitants, religion, customs, arts, sciences, commerce, manufactures, etc. to form a complete system of history and modern geography, which represents the current state of all nations: enriched with geographical maps and figures. Volume forty-one - Paris, Didot, 1752 - (CXII) 550 pp - leather-bound volume with title and number escutcheon on a gilded spine, gilded frame on covers Moderate condition. Some scratches and dents, corners exposed. spot on the top of the back cover. Inside browned, here and there worn, some spots, damp stain/spot along the side margins for most pages (some with residue/mouldy – especially the first and last 30 leaves) and on maps. Small bite (a few mm) from the outer margin of about 10 leaves, large bite from the outer margin of two leaves. Outer margins of several pages brittle, some edges torn, a crack of a few mm in the margin of about 40 leaves – especially the first and last 10 leaves. Some wormholes. Contains 11 engravings/maps -Carte reduite du détroit de Magellan (damp spots, hole, tears in side margins) -Habitants du détroit de Magellan -Carte d'ilsle de Caienne (hole at center fold, spots on side margins) - La ville de Cayenne -Carte reduite de la partie la plus méridionale de l'Amérique -Carte du détroit de la Mare -Carte réduite de la mer du Sud -Vue de la Baye Cumberland/Côte du Nord-Est de l'île de Juan Fernandez -Vue de la place de Juan Fernandez -Lion marin/Lionne marine -Batimens leger des îles des Larons Wordt aangetekend verzonde

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