A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World; Many of which are Now First Translated Into English. Digested on a New Plan. Vol. 1, 15 u. 16 (v. 17).
by PINKERTON, John
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London, Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme 1808-14.. 4°.Tit., XIV, 851(1); Tit., 839(1) u. Tit., 912 S. Mit zus. 28 Ansichten auf 27 Kupferstich-Tafeln. 1 restaurierter Halblederbd. d. Zeit m. marmor Deckelbezügen und Vorsätzen sowie umseit. Marmorschnitt (Bibl.ex. m. mehreren Prägestempeln u. Bibl.etik.) und 2 laienhaften, stumme Halbleinenbde. Lederband m. erneuertem Rü., tls. unschön abgewetzt u. an den Ecken berieben; Spiegel m. Abriebspuren, Tafeln z. Tl. m. Abklatsch auf die gegenüberliegende Seite; Halbleinenbde. an den Ecken bestoßen, im Text tlw. fl. u. wasserrd. Ferguson 473; Cox I, 25; Sabin 62957 ("A Collection of great merit and importance"). - "The collection is of great value for its texts, which it sometimes gives entire and sometimes abridged and digested, with as much use as possible of the traveller's own language" (Cox). Drei Bände der umfassenden 1808-14 in 17 Bänden erschienenen Sammlung von grundlegenden Reiseberichten. Herausgegeben von dem schottischen Antiquar, Kartographen, Autor, Numismatiker und Historiker John Pinkerton (1758-1826). Das monumentale Gesamtwerk umfaßt 6 Bände zu Europa, 5 zu Asien, 3 zu Amerika und 2 zu Afrika. - Vorliegende Bände umfassen u.a.: Bd.1: The Voyages of Sir Hugh Willoughby and others to the Northern Parts of Russia and Siberia - First Voyage of the Dutch to the North of Europe - Regnard's Journey to Lapland - Journey of Maupertuis to the Polar Circle - Account of Danish Lapland by Leems - Earl of Cumberland's Voyage to the Azores / Bd.15: A Voyage to Abyssina by father Jerome Lobo - Addison's Account of West Barbary - Windhufs's Journey to Mequinez - Shaw's Travel in Barbary - Abt Allatif's Relation respecting Egypt / Bd.16: Thunberg's Account of the Cape of Good Hope - Voyage to Congo by Angelo and Carli - Adamson's Voyage to Senegal, the Island of Goree, and the River Gambia - Santo's History of Eastern Ethiopia - Glas's History of the Canary Islands - Park's Travels in Africa. - Die Tafeln mit Trachten, Szenen, Ansichten und Karten.
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- A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World; Many of which are Now First Translated Into English. Digested on a New Plan. Vol. 1, 15 u. 16 (v. 17).
- Author
- PINKERTON, John
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- London, Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme 1808-14.
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- Forschung, 19. Jahrhundert, Reise, Forschungsreise
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