Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, G370 .B44 1668
von Johann von der Behr. With an added engraved title page, which has been included in the number of plates, with title 'Tagebuch der neun jährigen... Show morevon Johann von der Behr. With an added engraved title page, which has been included in the number of plates, with title 'Tagebuch der neun jährigen Ost-indianische[n] Reise. Ioh. vo[n] der Behr.' and impritn "In Verlegung Urbanj Spaltholtze[r]s Buchhändlers in Breslau, 1669.' Added title page, engraved. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, which has been included in the number of plates. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; woodcut initials. Title page followed by a four-page preface and six pages written in praise of the author by various friends. The unnumbered pages at the end contain a two-page translation of the author's passport document and an index. The numbers on the plates refer to the page opposite which they are supposed to be placed. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General G370 .B44 1668 Book Item-ID: i24527956 BIB-ID: 2623515 Show less
v. 5. Malerische reise in Istrien und Dalmatien.--v. 6. Malerische Reise in Neapel und Sicilien. In 6 Bandchen ... Fine German series of engravings... Show morev. 5. Malerische reise in Istrien und Dalmatien.--v. 6. Malerische Reise in Neapel und Sicilien. In 6 Bandchen ... Fine German series of engravings showing Levantine travel views, accompanied by extensive descriptions, rarely encountered in a complete set. The plates were engraved after Louis François Cassas's "Voyage pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phénicie, de la Palestine et de la Basse Égypte" (Paris 1799, 180 plates in-folio; never completed - cf. Cohen/Ricci 204; Tobler 134) and were used previously in the "Wiener Taschenbuch" published by Degen from 1803 to 1809. The travels whose views are depicted here were mainly undertaken during the years 1778-87; Cassas was one of the engravers whom Choiseul-Gouffier had hired for his "Voyage Pittoresque". The text is compiled from the reports of various travellers. The views depict cities, landscapes, and classical and modern buildings of the Near East, usually enlivened by human and animal figures, including the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, a holy camel, as well as the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 1779, the Phlegrean Fields near Naples, etc. - Contemp. owner's note "Schumburg" on front pastedown of vol. 3. Slight foxing, otherwise a good, compete copy in the original printed boards as issued. Untrimmed Main Heritage Shelves General G463 .M35 1820 Book vol. 3 Item-ID: i22671614 BIB-ID: 1507111 Show less
