NARRATIVE OF LE MOYNE, AN ARTIST WHO ACCOMPANIED THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO FLORIDA UNDER LAUDONNIERE, 156
by Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques: Bry, Theodor d
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Boston: James R. Osgood and Compan, 1875. [6],23, 15pp., plus frontispiece and 43 plates. 4to. Calf and printed paper boards. Edges rubbed, internally very clean. Very good. First edition of the narrative of Le Moyne's expedition to America with Laudonniere and Ribault, translated from the Latin by Theodore de Bry, including 43 heliotypes of engravings of Le Moyne's drawings. His work focused on the now extinct Timucua tribe and life in the New World. His drawings are considered some of the most historically significant depictions of early colonial life. With a facsimile of the original titlepage, published in 1591. SERVIES 5853. COX II, p.184.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- NARRATIVE OF LE MOYNE, AN ARTIST WHO ACCOMPANIED THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO FLORIDA UNDER LAUDONNIERE, 156
- Author
- Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques: Bry, Theodor d
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Compan
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1875
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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