- 84
[Montanus, Arnoldus]
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Ambassades mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales des Provinces Unies vers les empereurs du Japon. Amsterdam: Jacob de Meurs, 1680
- paper
First edition in French, 2 parts in one volume, folio (360 x 235mm.), title printed in red and black, engraved additional pictorial title, folding map and 25 double-page and/or folding plates, numerous engraved illustrations in text, contemporary vellum, [Landwehr (VOC) 525; Cordier, Japonica 385], 3A4 with short tear (no loss) and sellotape discoloration in margin, joints splitting, tear in head of spine without loss, lacking ties
Provenance
Ham Court, bookplate
Catalogue Note
A good copy of the first French edition of this important work. See lot 83 for the English edition, Atlas Japannensis.