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folio [38.5 x 29 cm]; xxii, 202 pp, double page photogravure frontis, 113 fine photogravure plates, folding panorama of elephants charging in rear pocket, colored map, title in red & black, index. orig dark blue cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover & spine, t. e. g., spine lightly faded but lettering clear, light stain on corner of cover, rear corner bit bumped, bookplate of Frances Myers and signature on endpaper, a near fine clean copy. A very large work, printed on heavy paper, with superb photos of African animals, especially elephants, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, buffalo, giraffes. The preface is by Sir Sydney F. Harmer. The author, describes his travels to British East Africa, Kenya, and his photographic experiences. He provides a chapter and some plates on the equipment he used. The appendices are on elephants, mammoths.
Carta nautica pubblicata nel'atlante "Nouvel Atlas de Marine. Composé d’une Carte Generale, et de XII Cartes Particulieres, qui Representent Le Globe Terrestre…" di Isaac Brouckner (Bruckner) che rappresenta il primo atlante nautico prussiano, edito per la prima volta nel 1749.La carta generale e le 12 particolari dell'atlante, tutte in proiezione mercatoriana, delineate dal Brouckner, furono incise su rame da Nicolaus Frdr. Sauerbrey, attivo a Berlino. L'atlante è preceduto da un testo con la spiegazione per l'uso delle carte fornita in 4 lingue: tedesco, inglese, francese e olandese.Il progetto dell'atlante nautico fu concepito dall'Accademia delle Scienze di Berlino, e infatti l'opera reca la dedica alll'allora direttore Samuel Count von Schmettau.Per la realizzazione delle carte, Brouckner si servì delle più recenti fonti disponibili presso l'Accademia berlinese, con il risultato di un'opera assolutamente accurata e aggiornata.Si ha notizia di un'edizione olandese dell'atlante, pubblicata 10 anni dopo la prima, nel 1759. Mentre il testo introduttivo reca la data aggiornata al 1759, le carte recano invece la data 1749, come nella prima edizione.Questa carta dell'Africa meridionale costituisce la tavola 9 dell'opera.Incisione su rame, aggiunto l'angolo inferiore destro, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Map published in" Nouvel Atlas de Marine. Composé d’une Carte Generale, et de XII Cartes Particulieres, qui Representent Le Globe Terrestre…" by Isaac Brouckner (Bruckner), the first Prussian Maritime Atlas, published first time in 1749. Drawn up by order of the Academy of Sciences in Berlin and dedicated to its director, Samuel Count von Schmettau . 1 world map & 12 charts – all in Mercator projection – engraved by Nicolaus Frdr. Sauerbrey (map engraver and engraver of arms in Berlin, d. about 1771), with explanation & exercise for the use of the charts in all four languages : German , English , French, and Dutch.For the preparation of the atlas Brouckner could fall back upon all recent sources available at the Berlin Academy of Sciences and used these indeed – so Phillips – to the greatest benefit of the atlas:“ … prepared … by order of field-marshall count Samuel von Schmettau, who did so much in Prussia to raise the level of the scientific undertakings, not only theoretical but practical, of the Berlin Royal academy of sciences during the eighteenth century. In order that this atlas might be as complete as possible, Count von Schmettau placed at Brouckner’s disposal all the sheets and memoirs that were available, which were dealt with in a masterly way by the geographer, with the result that a most creditable marine atlas for the time was prepared, which certainly deserves to be designated as the first Prussian marine atlas . ”“A little-known Dutch edition of Isaac Brouckner’s Nouvel atlas de marine, first published in 1749, Berlin, was also added by purchase” (Imago Mundi IX [1952], 116) – , its charts still carry, irrespective of the typographical Dutch text dated 1759, the unchanged year 1749 of present first edition.This Africa's map is the plate 9 of the atlas.Copper engraving, added the lower right corner, otherwise in perfect condition. Tooley 83; Shirley BL, M.BROU-1a
Une brochure de format petit in 8° de 2 ff. (faux-titre et titre); IV pp. (préface de l'auteur); 56 pp.; 1 f. bl.. Un grand plan gravé représentant un navire en différentes coupes et précisant la manière de répartir les esclaves dans les différents ponts. Les deux premières et la dernière pages sont salies et nécessitent un lavage; l'intérieur est frais; le grand plan dépliant est en parfait état. Voir les photos
1 tapuscrit de 123 feuillets, sous chemise à ressort, s.d. (circa 1960-1970)n avec qq. corrections manuscrites Tapuscrit, manifestement inédit, d'un roman pour la jeunesse écrit par Henri Vignes, sous son pseudonyme habituel de Jean Destieu. Né en 1916, Henri Vignes (qui écrit ici sous le pseudonyme de Jean Destieu) fut deux années durant le speaker de la France combattante à radio Le Caire. Attaché en qualité d'expert à l'UNESCO, il accomplit d'innombrables missions au Mexique, à Cuba, en Algérie, en Bolivie, en Iran et Côte d'Ivoire. L'action se déroule au Gabon, dans les Massifs du Chaillu. Français
Paris, Imprimerie Nationale 1908. Fort et grand in-4 broché de XLI + 742 pages. Préface de Mr Edmond PERRIER. 12 planches hors texte, 6 cartes dépliantes et nombreuses planches dans le texte. Portrait d'Edouard Foa, notice biographique. Rapport sur sa mission par Ch.Maunoir. Contient un Vocabulaire Tchinioungoué-Français. Bel exemplaire complet et sans rousseurs.
Xilografia. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da “Geographicae enarrationis libri octo”, edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Buon esemplare ad ampi margini. Misura: mm. 450x385: Codice inv.1031161
Tabula tertia Aphricae continet Cyrenaicam, quae & Pentapolis, Marmaricam, Libyam, Aegiptum, & Thebaidem. Xilografia. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da “Geographicae enarrationis libri octo”, edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Ottimo esemplare ad ampi margini. Misura: mm. 480x350. Codice inv.1031159
Xilografia. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da “Geographicae enarrationis libri octo”, edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Buon esemplare ad ampi margini. Misura: mm. 470x350. Codice inv.1031160
Norimberga, 1737. Incisione in rame all'acquaforte, coeva coloritura a mano, cm 51 x 61 circa (il foglio) più margini. Ricco cartiglio in basso a sinistra, con figure di schiavi, mendicanti, santi, studiosi e guerrieri. Esemplare rifilato ai margini superiore e inferiore, sciupature agli estremi della brachetta (visibile al superiore), bella e vivace coloritura, nell'insieme buono stato di conservazione. .
Carta in b/n- dimensioni foglio cm 50,5x 59.7- lievi abrasioni ai margini- ed. francese - lievi bruniture ai margini - nel complesso buono stato di conservazione
3 vol. in-8 reliure uniforme de l'époque (1820) demi-basane marron, dos à faux-nerfs à la grecque, Dentu et Carteret (Voyage), J. G. Dentu (Second Voyage), An VIII (1800) et 1820, Voyage : frontispice (portrait de Mungo Park), XII-411 pp. (Tome I) et 2 ff. n. ch.(faux-titre et titre), 376 pp. (Tome II), avec 1 carte dépliante (sur les 3) et 5 planches hors texte (dont le frontipsice) / Second Voyage : frontispice (portrait de Mungo Park) 2 ff. n. ch.(faux-titre et titre), iv pp. (préface), CLXXI pp. (Vie de Mungo Park), 245 pp., avec 8 planches hors texte (sans la carte dépliante) / Titre complet : oyage dans l'Intérieur de l'Afrique fait en 1795, 1796, 1797 par M. Mungo Park, envoyé par la Société d'Afrique établie à Londres ; avec des éclaircissemens sur la Géographie de l'intérieur de l'Afrique, par le Major Rennell . Traduit de l'anglais sur la seconde édition par J. Castéra - Second Voyage de Mungo Park dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique pendant l'année 1805 ; précédé d'une notice historique et biographique sur la mort de ce célèbre voyageur, composé d'après des documens officiels et particuliers relatifs à ce voyage, et communiqués par sa famille, traduit de l'anglais sur la 2e édition, avec des additions tirées de la Narration de Robert Adams en Afrique, en 1810 Manquent 3 cartes (avec la seule carte des Variations de la Boussole dans le premier titre), rel. frottées avec petits accrocs, 2 ff. débrochés, bonne fraîcheur intérieure par ailleurs. Ces 2 traductions des voyages africains de Mungo Park sont peu courantes. L'explorateur écossais Mungo Park (1771-1806) accomplit deux expéditions dans la région du fleuve Niger, respectivement en 1795-1797 et 1805-1806. Il disparut en se noyant dans le Niger, dans le Nord-Ouest de l'actuel Nigéria. Français
Suggestiva vista della città del Cairo, dalla Cosmographia di Sebastian Muenster.La pianta del Cairo è basata sulla opera pubblicata a Venezia (1549) da Matteo Pagano, in collaborazione con il pittore e cartografo Giovanni Domenico Zorzi. Si tratta di una grande mappa del Cairo, composta da ventuno blocchi silografici. Tavola tratta dalla Cosmographiae Universalis, edizione in latino, Basilea, metà del XVI secolo. La Cosmographiae Universalis di Sebastian Münster (1488-1552), stampata per la prima volta Basilea nel 1544 dall’editore Heinrich Petri, venne più volte aggiornata e aumentata di nuove carte geografiche e rappresentazioni urbane nelle sue numerose edizioni che arrivano all’inizio del secolo successivo. Münster aveva lavorato a raccogliere informazioni al fine di ottenere un'opera che non deludesse le aspettative e, dopo un'ulteriore pubblicazione in tedesco abbellita da 910 stampe su legno, giunse nel 1550 all'edizione definitiva in latino, illustrata da 970 silografie. Vi furono poi numerose edizioni in diverse lingue, fra cui latino, francese, italiano, inglese e ceco. Dopo la sua morte di Münster (1552), Heinrich Petri prima, e il figlio Sebastian poi, continuarono la pubblicazione dell’opera. La Cosmographia universalis fu uno dei libri più popolari e di successo del XVI secolo, e vide ben 24 edizioni in 100 anni: l'ultima edizione tedesca venne pubblicata nel 1628, molto tempo dopo la morte dell'autore. La Cosmographia conteneva non solo le ultime mappe e vedute di tutte le città più famose, ma anche una serie di notizie enciclopediche di dettagli relative al mondo conosciuto, e sconosciuto. Il particolare successo anche commerciale di quest'opera fu dovuto in parte alle belle incisioni (tra i cui autori si possono citate Hans Holbein il Giovane, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch, David Kandel). Silografia, in buone condizioni. Striking view of the city of Cairo, from Sebastian Muenster's Cosmographia. Based on the Matteo Pagano-Zorzi wall map of Kairo, printend in Venice in 1549. Plate taken from the Cosmographiae Universalis, Latin edition, Basel, second half of the 16th Century. The Cosmographiae Universalis of Sebastian Münster (1488-1552), printed for the first time in Basel in 1544 by the publisher Heinrich Petri, was updated several times and increased with new maps and urban representations in its many editions until the beginning of the next century. Münster had worked to collect information in order to obtain a work that did not disappoint expectations and, after a further publication in German embellished with 910 woodblock prints, arrived in 1550 to the final edition in Latin, illustrated by 970 woodcuts. There were then numerous editions in different languages, including Latin, French, Italian, English and Czech. After his death in Münster (1552), Heinrich Petri first, and then his son Sebastian, continued the publication of the work. The Cosmographia universalis was one of the most popular and successful books of the 16th century, and saw as many as 24 editions in 100 years: the last German edition was published in 1628, long after the author's death. The Cosmographia contained not only the latest maps and views of all the most famous cities, but also a series of encyclopedic details related to the known, and unknown, world. The particular commercial success of this work was due in part to the beautiful engravings (among whose authors can be mentioned Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch, David Kandel). Woodcut, in good condition.
In-8° gr. pp. da 1247 a 2105 con 47 tra tav. e cartine f.t., legatura in mezza tela coeva con parte di quella del dorso mancante.
Querformat. (ca. 14,9 x 9,9 cm). 10 Photographien. Original-Photographien mit weissem Bildrand, Rückseiten sämtlich mit Beschriftung (Schreibmaschinenschrift). Photographien gut erhalten, leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Altersentsprechend guter Zustand. Alle Aufnahmen haben das selbe Format und gleiche fotografische Bildqualität, zudem sind sie identisch mit blauen Lettern (Schreibmaschinenschrift) und in detaillierter Form beschriftet. Es handelt sich hier um eine Tabakplantage, das geht aus den Beschriftungen und Bildinhalten klar hervor. Eine der Aufnahmen aus einem verwandten Zyklus von Photographien nennt den Ort Mbanga. Dieser Ort ist nach zeitgenössischen Schriften mit den Anbaugebieten der Tabakbau- und Pflanzungsgesellschaft Kamerun AG assoziiert. Mit gewisser Wahrscheinlichkeit handelt es sich hierbei um die einstigen Plantagegebiete dieser Firma. (Für genaueren Einblick zur Selbstüberprüfung siehe unsere zur Verfügung gestellten Bilddateien). Eine weitere Aufnahme zeigt den Besuch von Wilhelm Solf und seines Stabs auf der Plantage. Da Solf in seinem Amt als Kolonialstaatssekretär die westafrikanischen Kolonien erst mit seiner zweiten Afrika-Reise besuchte, scheinen die vorliegenden Photographien aus dem Jahr 1913 zu stammen. Die Aufnahmen tragen folgende konkrete Beschriftung: Ansicht des Etablissements / Trockenscheunen / Junger Tabak. Wellblechscheune / Mattentrockenscheune / Saatbeete mit Kindern Würmer suchend / Hospital / Besuch Solf mit Begleitung. Feldbahnschienen / Schürings im Tabakfeld (2 Aufnahmen) / Beim Nähen der Ballen. Die historischen Aufnahmen stammen aus der deutschen Kolonialzeit selbst, erst mit Kriegsverlauf ab August 1914 wurden die Gebiete enteignet und anderen Mächten übergeben. Im Falle der Tabakbau- und Pflanzungsgesellschaft Kamerun AG gingen die Gebiete nach dem Weltkrieg wohl gänzlich verloren, während andere Firmen die einstigen Plantagen wieder zurück kaufen konnten. Die sehr interessanten Ansichten zeigen Tabakfelder und zahlreiche Funktionsgebäude für die Tabakherstellung. Sogar der Krankenhaus-Komplex ist dokumentiert. Auch der dokumentierte Besuch von Wilhelm Solf legt nahe, daß es sich um eine in ihrer Größe bedeutende Plantage gehandelt haben muss wenn sie den Besuch eines kaiserlichen Staatssekretärs hervorruft. Es ist zudem von Schürings im Feld die Rede, möglicherweise handelte es sich hier um einen ehemaligen Aufseher oder eine auf der Plantage ansässige und in Funktion stehende Familie. Belegt ist durch die Aufnahmen auch die Arbeit von afrikanischen Kindern auf der Plantage. Die Aufnahme, auf der afrikanische Männer die Ballen zum Verpacken des Tabaks fertigen, zeigt ein weiteres Detail: einer der Arbeiter hält einen fertigen Ballen für die Kamera ins Bild. Hier sind auch Buchstaben zu erkennen, vermutlich Lettern einer assoziierten Firma, die sicher Relevanz für die Provenienz der Aufnahmen besitzen. Historische Bilder aus der Kolonialgeschichte des heutigen Kamerun!
- Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809-1829, 53,5x70,5cm, une feuille. - Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the "Imperial edition" of the Description de l'Égypte, or 'Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'. Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light. Light marginal spotting not touching image, otherwise in very fresh, fine condition. An engraving from the Description de l'Egypte, one of the masterpieces of French printing and the birth of a new field: Egyptology. A gigantic survey of Egypt at the time of Bonaparte's conquests in 1798 and 1799, the work is divided into 13 volumes of engravings making up 892 plates, of which 72 colored, as well as presenting the splendors of the Egypt of the Pharaohs in 9 volumes. The other volumes discuss natural history and present a fascinating portrait of Coptic and Islamic Egypt as it was seen by Bonaparte's Eastern Armies. The 'Egyptian campaign', militarily a disaster, demonstrates, through the engravings of the Description d'Egypte, the scientific success it nonetheless became thanks to the 167 expert members of the Commission of the Sciences and Arts of the Institut d'Egypte [Egyptian Institute] who followed Napoleon's army. The Institut gathered together in Egypt the mathematician Monge, the chemist Berthollet, the naturalist Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire as well as numerous artists, engineers, architects and doctors. They were tasked with re-discovering modern and ancient Egypt and displaying its natural treasures as well as the know-how of its inhabitants. This edition, the so-called "Imperial" edition of the plates for the Description de l'Egypte was printed in four large formats, two of which were specially created for it and christened "Moyen-Egypte" and "Grand-Egypte". A special press was built to print it, the process extending over 20 years, from 1809 to 1829. The "Imperial" edition proved so popular that a second edition, this time in black and white and without the "Egypte ancienne et moderne" watermark - known as the "Royal Edition" - was published during the Restoration by the printing house of C.-L.-F. Panckoucke (Paris). The engravings of the Description d'Egypte owe a great deal to Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon, illustrator, diplomat, collector and later Director of the Musée Napoléon (the Louvre). His exploration of the South of Egypt gave Bonaparte the idea of sending the experts of the Institut there, thus creating a faithful and complete portrait of the area. This was the research gathered together from 1802 in the mammoth Description de L'Egypte. Denon embarked on this story of archeological exploration at the age of 51, reaching first Alexandria and then Cairo before exploring Upper Egypt. Along with the members of the Institut d'Egypte, the Natural History Museum's painter H.J. Redouté (brother of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, author of Roses), the mineralogist Dolomiue, and the draughtsman Joly, Denon then explored the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt. When, however, he joined the 21st Light Infantry Regiment as it marched across Upper Egypt in pursuit of the retreating Mameluks in November 1798, he found himself the only civilian. In the very midst of the battle itself, he reeled off sketches of the works of art that peppered his path right up to the threshold of the Sudan. He said that he had crossed "a country that is, apart from its name, entirely unknown to Europeans, and therefore everything was worth describing" (Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte pendan
- Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809-1829, 71x53,5cm, une feuille. - Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the "Imperial edition" of the Description de l'Égypte, or 'Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'. Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light. Light marginal spotting not touching image, otherwise in very fresh, fine condition. An engraving from the Description de l'Egypte, one of the masterpieces of French printing and the birth of a new field: Egyptology. A gigantic survey of Egypt at the time of Bonaparte's conquests in 1798 and 1799, the work is divided into 13 volumes of engravings making up 892 plates, of which 72 colored, as well as presenting the splendors of the Egypt of the Pharaohs in 9 volumes. The other volumes discuss natural history and present a fascinating portrait of Coptic and Islamic Egypt as it was seen by Bonaparte's Eastern Armies. The 'Egyptian campaign', militarily a disaster, demonstrates, through the engravings of the Description d'Egypte, the scientific success it nonetheless became thanks to the 167 expert members of the Commission of the Sciences and Arts of the Institut d'Egypte [Egyptian Institute] who followed Napoleon's army. The Institut gathered together in Egypt the mathematician Monge, the chemist Berthollet, the naturalist Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire as well as numerous artists, engineers, architects and doctors. They were tasked with re-discovering modern and ancient Egypt and displaying its natural treasures as well as the know-how of its inhabitants. This edition, the so-called "Imperial" edition of the plates for the Description de l'Egypte was printed in four large formats, two of which were specially created for it and christened "Moyen-Egypte" and "Grand-Egypte". A special press was built to print it, the process extending over 20 years, from 1809 to 1829. The "Imperial" edition proved so popular that a second edition, this time in black and white and without the "Egypte ancienne et moderne" watermark - known as the "Royal Edition" - was published during the Restoration by the printing house of C.-L.-F. Panckoucke (Paris). The engravings of the Description d'Egypte owe a great deal to Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon, illustrator, diplomat, collector and later Director of the Musée Napoléon (the Louvre). His exploration of the South of Egypt gave Bonaparte the idea of sending the experts of the Institut there, thus creating a faithful and complete portrait of the area. This was the research gathered together from 1802 in the mammoth Description de L'Egypte. Denon embarked on this story of archeological exploration at the age of 51, reaching first Alexandria and then Cairo before exploring Upper Egypt. Along with the members of the Institut d'Egypte, the Natural History Museum's painter H.J. Redouté (brother of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, author of Roses), the mineralogist Dolomiue, and the draughtsman Joly, Denon then explored the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt. When, however, he joined the 21st Light Infantry Regiment as it marched across Upper Egypt in pursuit of the retreating Mameluks in November 1798, he found himself the only civilian. In the very midst of the battle itself, he reeled off sketches of the works of art that peppered his path right up to the threshold of the Sudan. He said that he had crossed "a country that is, apart from its name, entirely unknown to Europeans, and therefore everything was worth describing" (Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte pendant
- Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809-1829, 71x54cm, une feuille. - Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the "Imperial edition" of the Description de l'Égypte, or 'Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'. Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light. Light marginal spotting not touching image, otherwise in very fresh, fine condition. An engraving from the Description de l'Egypte, one of the masterpieces of French printing and the birth of a new field: Egyptology. A gigantic survey of Egypt at the time of Bonaparte's conquests in 1798 and 1799, the work is divided into 13 volumes of engravings making up 892 plates, of which 72 colored, as well as presenting the splendors of the Egypt of the Pharaohs in 9 volumes. The other volumes discuss natural history and present a fascinating portrait of Coptic and Islamic Egypt as it was seen by Bonaparte's Eastern Armies. The 'Egyptian campaign', militarily a disaster, demonstrates, through the engravings of the Description d'Egypte, the scientific success it nonetheless became thanks to the 167 expert members of the Commission of the Sciences and Arts of the Institut d'Egypte [Egyptian Institute] who followed Napoleon's army. The Institut gathered together in Egypt the mathematician Monge, the chemist Berthollet, the naturalist Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire as well as numerous artists, engineers, architects and doctors. They were tasked with re-discovering modern and ancient Egypt and displaying its natural treasures as well as the know-how of its inhabitants. This edition, the so-called "Imperial" edition of the plates for the Description de l'Egypte was printed in four large formats, two of which were specially created for it and christened "Moyen-Egypte" and "Grand-Egypte". A special press was built to print it, the process extending over 20 years, from 1809 to 1829. The "Imperial" edition proved so popular that a second edition, this time in black and white and without the "Egypte ancienne et moderne" watermark - known as the "Royal Edition" - was published during the Restoration by the printing house of C.-L.-F. Panckoucke (Paris). The engravings of the Description d'Egypte owe a great deal to Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon, illustrator, diplomat, collector and later Director of the Musée Napoléon (the Louvre). His exploration of the South of Egypt gave Bonaparte the idea of sending the experts of the Institut there, thus creating a faithful and complete portrait of the area. This was the research gathered together from 1802 in the mammoth Description de L'Egypte. Denon embarked on this story of archeological exploration at the age of 51, reaching first Alexandria and then Cairo before exploring Upper Egypt. Along with the members of the Institut d'Egypte, the Natural History Museum's painter H.J. Redouté (brother of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, author of Roses), the mineralogist Dolomiue, and the draughtsman Joly, Denon then explored the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt. When, however, he joined the 21st Light Infantry Regiment as it marched across Upper Egypt in pursuit of the retreating Mameluks in November 1798, he found himself the only civilian. In the very midst of the battle itself, he reeled off sketches of the works of art that peppered his path right up to the threshold of the Sudan. He said that he had crossed "a country that is, apart from its name, entirely unknown to Europeans, and therefore everything was worth describing" (Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte pendant le
- Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809-1829, 71x53,5cm, une feuille. - Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the "Imperial edition" of the Description de l'Égypte, or 'Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'. Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light. Light marginal spotting not touching image, otherwise in very fresh, fine condition. An engraving from the Description de l'Egypte, one of the masterpieces of French printing and the birth of a new field: Egyptology. A gigantic survey of Egypt at the time of Bonaparte's conquests in 1798 and 1799, the work is divided into 13 volumes of engravings making up 892 plates, of which 72 colored, as well as presenting the splendors of the Egypt of the Pharaohs in 9 volumes. The other volumes discuss natural history and present a fascinating portrait of Coptic and Islamic Egypt as it was seen by Bonaparte's Eastern Armies. The 'Egyptian campaign', militarily a disaster, demonstrates, through the engravings of the Description d'Egypte, the scientific success it nonetheless became thanks to the 167 expert members of the Commission of the Sciences and Arts of the Institut d'Egypte [Egyptian Institute] who followed Napoleon's army. The Institut gathered together in Egypt the mathematician Monge, the chemist Berthollet, the naturalist Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire as well as numerous artists, engineers, architects and doctors. They were tasked with re-discovering modern and ancient Egypt and displaying its natural treasures as well as the know-how of its inhabitants. This edition, the so-called "Imperial" edition of the plates for the Description de l'Egypte was printed in four large formats, two of which were specially created for it and christened "Moyen-Egypte" and "Grand-Egypte". A special press was built to print it, the process extending over 20 years, from 1809 to 1829. The "Imperial" edition proved so popular that a second edition, this time in black and white and without the "Egypte ancienne et moderne" watermark - known as the "Royal Edition" - was published during the Restoration by the printing house of C.-L.-F. Panckoucke (Paris). The engravings of the Description d'Egypte owe a great deal to Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon, illustrator, diplomat, collector and later Director of the Musée Napoléon (the Louvre). His exploration of the South of Egypt gave Bonaparte the idea of sending the experts of the Institut there, thus creating a faithful and complete portrait of the area. This was the research gathered together from 1802 in the mammoth Description de L'Egypte. Denon embarked on this story of archeological exploration at the age of 51, reaching first Alexandria and then Cairo before exploring Upper Egypt. Along with the members of the Institut d'Egypte, the Natural History Museum's painter H.J. Redouté (brother of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, author of Roses), the mineralogist Dolomiue, and the draughtsman Joly, Denon then explored the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt. When, however, he joined the 21st Light Infantry Regiment as it marched across Upper Egypt in pursuit of the retreating Mameluks in November 1798, he found himself the only civilian. In the very midst of the battle itself, he reeled off sketches of the works of art that peppered his path right up to the threshold of the Sudan. He said that he had crossed "a country that is, apart from its name, entirely unknown to Europeans, and therefore everything was worth describing" (Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte pendant
- Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809-1829, 71x53,5cm, une feuille. - Original, unshaved, full-page etching from the "Imperial edition" of the Description de l'Égypte, or 'Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand [A Collection of the observations and research carried out in Egypt during the French expedition, published on the orders of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great]'. Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Naopleon Bonaparte and published between 1809 and 1828, 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to institutions, on vergé paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark, visible when held up to the light. Light marginal spotting not touching image, otherwise in very fresh, fine condition. An engraving from the Description de l'Egypte, one of the masterpieces of French printing and the birth of a new field: Egyptology. A gigantic survey of Egypt at the time of Bonaparte's conquests in 1798 and 1799, the work is divided into 13 volumes of engravings making up 892 plates, of which 72 colored, as well as presenting the splendors of the Egypt of the Pharaohs in 9 volumes. The other volumes discuss natural history and present a fascinating portrait of Coptic and Islamic Egypt as it was seen by Bonaparte's Eastern Armies. The 'Egyptian campaign', militarily a disaster, demonstrates, through the engravings of the Description d'Egypte, the scientific success it nonetheless became thanks to the 167 expert members of the Commission of the Sciences and Arts of the Institut d'Egypte [Egyptian Institute] who followed Napoleon's army. The Institut gathered together in Egypt the mathematician Monge, the chemist Berthollet, the naturalist Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire as well as numerous artists, engineers, architects and doctors. They were tasked with re-discovering modern and ancient Egypt and displaying its natural treasures as well as the know-how of its inhabitants. This edition, the so-called "Imperial" edition of the plates for the Description de l'Egypte was printed in four large formats, two of which were specially created for it and christened "Moyen-Egypte" and "Grand-Egypte". A special press was built to print it, the process extending over 20 years, from 1809 to 1829. The "Imperial" edition proved so popular that a second edition, this time in black and white and without the "Egypte ancienne et moderne" watermark - known as the "Royal Edition" - was published during the Restoration by the printing house of C.-L.-F. Panckoucke (Paris). The engravings of the Description d'Egypte owe a great deal to Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon, illustrator, diplomat, collector and later Director of the Musée Napoléon (the Louvre). His exploration of the South of Egypt gave Bonaparte the idea of sending the experts of the Institut there, thus creating a faithful and complete portrait of the area. This was the research gathered together from 1802 in the mammoth Description de L'Egypte. Denon embarked on this story of archeological exploration at the age of 51, reaching first Alexandria and then Cairo before exploring Upper Egypt. Along with the members of the Institut d'Egypte, the Natural History Museum's painter H.J. Redouté (brother of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, author of Roses), the mineralogist Dolomiue, and the draughtsman Joly, Denon then explored the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt. When, however, he joined the 21st Light Infantry Regiment as it marched across Upper Egypt in pursuit of the retreating Mameluks in November 1798, he found himself the only civilian. In the very midst of the battle itself, he reeled off sketches of the works of art that peppered his path right up to the threshold of the Sudan. He said that he had crossed "a country that is, apart from its name, entirely unknown to Europeans, and therefore everything was worth describing" (Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte pendant
- Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809-1829, 70,5x53,5cm, une feuille. - Original etching in plano, untrimmed, extracted from the'' Imperial Edition 'of the Description of Egypt or Collection of Observations and Research made in Egypt during the French expedition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon Grand. Conducted between 1802 and 1830 and published between 1809 and 1828, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid the watermark visible by transparency ancient and modern Egypt paper. This engraving shows a great view of the Tulun Mosque and its minaret in Cairo. The Ibn Tulun Mosque (named Ahmad Ibn Tulun) is the oldest mosque in the city that is in its original state and the oldest Islamic monument in the country. It is also the largest in terms of floor space. It is located near the Citadel of Saladin and the Mosque of Sultan Hassan. Its spiral minaret reminds Samarra. Its construction was ordered by Ahmad Ibn Tulun, the Abbasid governor of Egypt, who ruled the country virtually self-Way 868-884 According to historian Al Maqrizi, the construction of the building began in 876.; a registration date of the completion year 265 AH, that is to say, the year AD 879. Marginal tiny bites do not affect any of the board and without a hitch lack in upper left margin, otherwise excellent freshness and preservation. The monumental first edition of the Description of Egypt in 13 volumes contained 892 colored plates of which 72, including 9 volumes involved antiquity. Other volumes dealt with the Natural History and modern Egypt as Napoleon Bonaparte had brought with him a commission of scholars from all disciplines so that it was said, in his description was stored the richest museum of universe. This book was written in part by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, before he is appointed Managing Director of the Louvre Museum Napoleon. More than 80 artists and 400 writers were hired for this huge project. The unusually large size boards necessitated the creation of a special press and a specific piece of furniture to keep them ...! --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information! [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Gravure originale à l'eau-forte in plano, non rognée, extraite de l'édition dite « Impériale » de la Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand. Réalisée entre février 1802 et 1829 sur ordre de Napoléon Bonaparte et publiée à partir de 1809 [en réalité 1810], elle fut tirée à 1000 exemplaires sur Vergé filigrané « Égypte ancienne et moderne » et offerte aux institutions. Cette gravure présente une superbe vue de la Mosquée de Touloun et de son minaret au Caire. La mosquée Ibn Touloun (du nom d'Ahmad Ibn Touloun) est la plus ancienne mosquée de cette ville qui soit dans son état originel et le plus ancien monument islamique du pays. C'est aussi la plus vaste en termes de surface au sol. Elle se trouve non loin de la Citadelle de Saladin et de la mosquée du Sultan Hassan. Son minaret en forme de spirale rappelle Samarra. Sa construction fut ordonnée par Ahmad Ibn Touloun, gouverneur abbasside d'Égypte, qui gouverna le pays de manière pratiquement autonome de 868 à 884. Selon l'historien Al Maqrizi, la construction de l'édifice commença en 876 ; une inscription date son achèvement de l'an 265 de l'Hégire, c'est-à-dire l'année 879 de notre ère. Infimes piqûres marginales n'affectant pas du tout la planche et un accroc sans manque en marge supérieure gauche, sinon excellent état de fraîcheur et de conservation. ARCHITECTURE ISLAMIQUE DU CAIRE : L'ensemble de gravures auquel cette planche appartient constitue une des premières études raisonnées des monuments de l'Egypte islamique au Caire, rassemblant plans, coupes et élévations de mosquées, de mausolées et de fortifications, depuis l
Front board with one corner lightly bumped. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Bookplate. Very faint foxing to first few pages. Title page and introduction page are a bit smaller due to a binding error. Small closed tear to page xvii. Else a very handsome copy with tight binding. ; With an introduction by the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill and numerous illustrations from photographs taken by the author
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; viii, 352 pp, with the half-title. contemporary half green morocco, with elaborate gilt design and gilt title lettering on spine, library gilted stamp on cover else unmarked, marbled edges and endpapers, lightly foxed on first few leaves, a near fine copy in attractive binding. A picture o 'The materials for this work were notes taken during visits made to the principal islands lying off the west coast of Africa, in the course of fifteen voyages to and from South and West Africa, between 1871 and 1882' (author's note). The author describes the geography, nature, history, productions, climate, etc of St. Helena, Ascension, Fernado Po, Isle de Los, St. Vincent, San Antonio, Goree, Grand Canary, Tenerife, Madeira. No copies were traced at auction in the last 25 years.
1st Edition. Period Boards with Original Paper Wrappers bound inside. 12mo. 60 pages; 18 cm. In French. Antisemitic French title featuring a blood libel accusation which helped stoke Antisemitic feelings in France leading up to the Dreyfus Affair. Title Translates into English as, Killed by the Jews: April 1890: History of a Ritual Murder. Henri Desportes was a Catholic priest and French essayist His book, Killed by the Jews: April 1890: History of a Ritual Murder is based on a crime that took place in Algeria, which revived blood libel against Jews. (Wikipedia, 2016) Includes a 6 page preface by the notable Anti-Semite Édouard Drumont. (Drumont) founded the Antisemitic League of France in 1889, and was the founder and editor of the newspaper La Libre Parole. After spending years of research, he synthesized three major strands of antisemitism. The first strand was traditional Catholic attitudes toward the Christ killers augmented by vehement antipathy toward the French Revolution. The second strand was hostility to capitalism, of the sort promoted by the Socialist movement. The third strand was scientific racism, based on the argument that races have fixed characteristics, and the Jews have highly negative characteristics. (Wikipedia, 2016) SUBJECT(S) : Blood accusation -- Syria -- Damascus. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Ex-library with usual markings. Water damage throughout. Tear to Original Paper Wrapper with one letter effected. Good- condition. (FR-2-11)
Deuxième édition revue et considérablement augmentée (Dictionnaire malgache français) ; Nouvelle édition (Dictionnaire Français malgache), 2 vol. in-8 reliure demi-chagrin noir, dos à 5 nerfs, Imprimerie de la Mission Catholique, Tananarive, 1899, XVIII-840 pp. ; Augustin Challamel, Librairie Maritime et Coloniale, Paris, 1899, XVI-860 pp. Etat très satisfaisant pour cet ensemble réunissant ces deux dictionnaires complémentaires, dans leurs éditions de 1899 (reliures frottées mais parfaitement solide avec usures en dos, mors et coupes), provenant de la bibliothèque de la famille d'un ancien administrateur colonial à Madagascar dans les année 1901-1903. Français
in-8 gr., pp. 159, bross. edit. Ediz. orig. Questa grammatica è il frutto degli studi dell'A. sulla tribù africana denka e dei viaggi da lui intrapresi nel 1853 su incarico del prete veronese Don Nicola Mazza. Ad accompagnare l'A. del viaggio fu il sacerdote vicentino A. Castegnaro e lo scopo era quello di progettare una missione nell'Africa centrale. Picc. mancanza al lembo superiore della copertina senza intaccare il testo. [090]