Middle East specialists, Middle East specialists--Biography, Oriental philology--Study and teaching, Oriental philology--Study and teaching--Netherlands, Asianists, Asianists--Biography, PJ63 H68 1887
Main Heritage Shelves General PJ63 H68 1887 Book Item-ID: i10184077 BIB-ID: 1020043 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General PJ63 H68 1887 Book Item-ID: i10184077 BIB-ID: 1020043 Show less
door Carsten Niebuhr. Dutch translation of an important and famous account of the Danish royal expedition to the Middle East, Egypt, Persia and... Show moredoor Carsten Niebuhr. Dutch translation of an important and famous account of the Danish royal expedition to the Middle East, Egypt, Persia and India (1761-67), the first scientific expedition to this area. The original German edition was published two years earlier, in Copenhagen. Niebuhr's account is here bound with the Dutch translation of Michaëlis's work, containing a review of the first. "The expedition had been proposed by the Hebrew scholar Johann David Michäelis of Göttingen for the purpose of illustrating certain passages of the Old Testament, and initially envisaged only a single traveller, possible an Arabic scholar. However, the idea rapidly blossomed into a fully-fledged scientfiic expedition. The team eventually assembled, for which there was no appointed leader, included Niebuhr as surveyor, along with Friedrich Christian von Haven, Peter Forskall, Christian Carl Kramer, Georg Bauernfeind, and a Swedish ex-soldier named Berggren" (Howgego). - Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815) was the sole survivor, and his work represents an important contribution to the study of the Middle East. His map of Yemen, the first exact map of the area ever, remained the standard for the next 200 years. The plates include views of the mosques of Mecca and Medina, and 6 maps including the map of Yemen and of the Gulf of Suez. Furthermore it contains Arabic specimens from the Qur'an, with vowel points and decorations hand coloured. Niebuhr's "accounts are probably the best and most authentic of their day" (Cox). - In fine condition; only minor foxing in a couple of plates. Wholly untrimmed, with all deckles intact. Binding rubbed and with some abrasions, but structurally sound. Important contribution to the study of the Middle East. Main Heritage Shelves General DS206 .N54 1774 Book Item-ID: i22622238 BIB-ID: 1510948 Show less
Neck, Jacob Cornelisz. van , 1564-1638, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS620 .J68 1609
Main Heritage Shelves General DS620 .J68 1609 Book Item-ID: i22034833 BIB-ID: 2359139 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS620 .J68 1609 Book Item-ID: i22034833 BIB-ID: 2359139 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .S36 1665 Book Item-ID: i21956819 BIB-ID: 2346809 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS47 .S36 1665 Book Item-ID: i21956819 BIB-ID: 2346809 Show less
Travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS106 .D37 1677, 915.69
Getrokken uit verscheide oude en nieuwe schrijvers, en bericht van ooghtuige onderzoekers. Door Dr. O. Dapper. Added t.p. engr.: Syrie en Palestyn.... Show moreGetrokken uit verscheide oude en nieuwe schrijvers, en bericht van ooghtuige onderzoekers. Door Dr. O. Dapper. Added t.p. engr.: Syrie en Palestyn. Amsterdam, By J. van Meurs, 1678. The description of Palestine has special t.p.: Naukeurige beschryving van gansch Palestyn, of Heilige Lant ... Amsterdam, J. van Meurs, 1677. (1 n., 581, [7] p.). Main Heritage Vault DS106 .D37 1677 Book Item-ID: i10151849 BIB-ID: 1016820 Show less
Proefschrift--Leyden. Main Heritage Shelves General PL5174 .J32 1881 Book Item-ID: i1014660x BIB-ID: 1016296 Show moreProefschrift--Leyden. Main Heritage Shelves General PL5174 .J32 1881 Book Item-ID: i1014660x BIB-ID: 1016296 Show less
Deel II. and III. have each a second titlepage, which reads: "De Aarde en hare Bewooners. ... Ten vervolge op E. A. W. von Zimmerman. ... Vijfde (... Show moreDeel II. and III. have each a second titlepage, which reads: "De Aarde en hare Bewooners. ... Ten vervolge op E. A. W. von Zimmerman. ... Vijfde (-zesde) deel.". Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .K36 1835 Book vol 1 Item-ID: i10077625 BIB-ID: 1009398 Show less
door Carsten Niebuhr. Dutch translation of an important and famous account of the Danish royal expedition to the Middle East, Egypt, Persia and... Show moredoor Carsten Niebuhr. Dutch translation of an important and famous account of the Danish royal expedition to the Middle East, Egypt, Persia and India (1761-67), the first scientific expedition to this area. The original German edition was published two years earlier, in Copenhagen. Niebuhr's account is here bound with the Dutch translation of Michaëlis's work, containing a review of the first. "The expedition had been proposed by the Hebrew scholar Johann David Michäelis of Göttingen for the purpose of illustrating certain passages of the Old Testament, and initially envisaged only a single traveller, possible an Arabic scholar. However, the idea rapidly blossomed into a fully-fledged scientfiic expedition. The team eventually assembled, for which there was no appointed leader, included Niebuhr as surveyor, along with Friedrich Christian von Haven, Peter Forskall, Christian Carl Kramer, Georg Bauernfeind, and a Swedish ex-soldier named Berggren" (Howgego). - Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815) was the sole survivor, and his work represents an important contribution to the study of the Middle East. His map of Yemen, the first exact map of the area ever, remained the standard for the next 200 years. The plates include views of the mosques of Mecca and Medina, and 6 maps including the map of Yemen and of the Gulf of Suez. Furthermore it contains Arabic specimens from the Qur'an, with vowel points and decorations hand coloured. Niebuhr's "accounts are probably the best and most authentic of their day" (Cox). - In fine condition; only minor foxing in a couple of plates. Wholly untrimmed, with all deckles intact. Binding rubbed and with some abrasions, but structurally sound. Important contribution to the study of the Middle East. Main Heritage Shelves General DS206 .N54 1774 Book Item-ID: i16875291 BIB-ID: 1510948 Show less
Deel II. and III. have each a second titlepage, which reads: "De Aarde en hare Bewooners. ... Ten vervolge op E. A. W. von Zimmerman. ... Vijfde (... Show moreDeel II. and III. have each a second titlepage, which reads: "De Aarde en hare Bewooners. ... Ten vervolge op E. A. W. von Zimmerman. ... Vijfde (-zesde) deel.". Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .K36 1835 Book vol 2&3 Item-ID: i20244447 BIB-ID: 1009398 Show less
Deel II. and III. have each a second titlepage, which reads: "De Aarde en hare Bewooners. ... Ten vervolge op E. A. W. von Zimmerman. ... Vijfde (... Show moreDeel II. and III. have each a second titlepage, which reads: "De Aarde en hare Bewooners. ... Ten vervolge op E. A. W. von Zimmerman. ... Vijfde (-zesde) deel.". Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .K36 1835 Book vol 2&3 Item-ID: i20244447 BIB-ID: 1009398 Show less
Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology--Early works to 1800, RE41 .G85 1678
The first French work on ophthalmology, drawing on many Greek and Arab sources. First published, in French, in 1585 as Traité des maladies de lóeil... Show moreThe first French work on ophthalmology, drawing on many Greek and Arab sources. First published, in French, in 1585 as Traité des maladies de lóeil. Considered by Garrison & Morton to be the best of Renaissance books on ophthalmology and an epitome of existing knowledge on the subject. This is the second Dutch edition but the first to have been augmented by the well-known Dutch surgeon and ophthalmologist J. Verbrugge, misspelled on the title-page as "Verbrigge". With an engraved frontispiece depicting an ophthalmologist at work. Also with numerous recipes for ophthalmologic problems and with an interesting treatise on dentistry, commonly attributed to Guillemeau although it has also been suggested that Verbrugge might be the author. Jacques Guillemeau (ca. 1520-1613) studied under his father in law, the renowned Ambroise Paré, and became surgeon to the king of France. He was the first to describe the repair of a congenital eyelid coloboma, a full-thickness defect of the eyelid, by freshening the edges and suturing their margins. - A good copy. A rare book by a famous ophthalmologist with an early tract on dentistry. Main Heritage Shelves General RE41 .G85 1678 Book Item-ID: i16828045 BIB-ID: 1508104 Show less
Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Azerbaijan--Baku, Petroleum industry and trade, HD9575.R83 B35 1943
Anton Hantschel. Main Heritage Shelves General HD9575.R83 B35 1943 Book Item-ID: i15536683 BIB-ID: 2498372 Show moreAnton Hantschel. Main Heritage Shelves General HD9575.R83 B35 1943 Book Item-ID: i15536683 BIB-ID: 2498372 Show less
In Dutch and French Uncertain date, could be 1707, 1710, or 1727, with 1707 the most likely Relief shown pictorially French text below neatline: ... Show moreIn Dutch and French Uncertain date, could be 1707, 1710, or 1727, with 1707 the most likely Relief shown pictorially French text below neatline: "Sixième voyage par mer fait aux depens de la Compagnie angloise, sous les ordres d'Henri Middelton, dans la Mer Rouge jusqu'à Mocha, tiré de ses relations, et conféré avec les cartes les plus correctes, levées sur les lieux / de nouveau mis au jour par Pierre vander Aa, a Leide. Avec privilege." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00432 Print Map Item-ID: i23878617 BIB-ID: 2539072 Show less
Upper right hand corner above neatline: "Pag. 5" Used by Van der Aa to illustrate a Dutch translation he published of Koopman's travels in the... Show moreUpper right hand corner above neatline: "Pag. 5" Used by Van der Aa to illustrate a Dutch translation he published of Koopman's travels in the region in 1648. Lower right hand corner below neatline "Engels Koopman" Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00640 Print Map Item-ID: i24499663 BIB-ID: 2621858 Show less
