Paris: Hilaire Foucault, 1688., 1688. 12mo. pp. 4 p.l., 326. woodcut title vignette. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary calf, rebacked with gilt spine mounted (covers worn, scattered light stains). First Edition of "the first treatise in a European language devoted to a description of Makassar, the name given to the greater part of Celebes." (Howgego) The work is divided into three parts describing 1) the geography and natural history of the country, 2) the manners, customs, and government of the inhabitants, and 3) the religion of the Makassars. The author spent four years as a missionary in Siam. When he returned to France he brought with him the two adopted sons of a prince of Makassar who had died in Siam, where he had taken refuge following the Dutch incursions into Celebes. Accepted as wards of Louis XIV, the two princes were educated at the Jesuit College in Paris. It was from them that Gervaise obtained most of the information contained here. Barbier I 906. Bell G104. Brunet 28229. Cioranescu 32931. Graesse III 61.. F. Hardcover.

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Bookseller's Inventory #: FERsc[GE80
Title: Description Historique Du Royaume De Maca ar
Author: [GERVAISE, Nicolas] [1662?-1729]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Edition: F
Publisher: Paris: Hilaire Foucault, 1688.
Date Published: 1688
Keywords: FAR-EAST CELEBES MAKASSAR
Bookseller catalogs: Far-East;

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