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1790LBW-7651Paris, P. F. Didot, 1790. In-4 de 4 pp.; broché, sans couverture.
1790WRCAM47670Paris: Didot 1790. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Old fold lines. Minor soiling. Very good. Untrimmed. Brief work cautioning against too much freedom of trade with the East Indies. Three copies in OCLC at the John Carter Brown Library and the national libraries of France and Australia. Didot unknown books
1704188021704. Bruxelles George de Backer 1704 - Relié basane dos à nerfs 10 cm x 16 cm 253 pages bien complet des 12 planches gravées en taille douce - Texte de Nicolas de la Créquinière gravures de Harrewyn - Il manque la page de garde et la page de titre mais l'ancien propriétaire a broché un cahier manuscrit de 6 pages en tête de l'ouvrage intitulé Idée Générale de L'Ouvrage ; de plus il manque plusieurs pages imprimées à Réflexions sur les voyages mais le même propriétaire a recopié de façon très lisible les pages manquantes et l'extrait de privilège du roi et les a broché à la fin du volume sinon bon état intérieur et bon état des gravures bien complet de la feuille d'errata ; 1 trace de ver au dos
1788WRCAM47799Paris 1788. 103124pp. plus folding letterpress table. Quarto. Contemporary blue paper wrappers stitched. Minor wear and soiling. Near fine. Memorial of the French East India Company freshly reconstituted in 1785 after its liquidation in 1769. Twenty-four pages of tables provide a detailed accounting of the Compagnie's commercial activities from 1769 through 1777 while the text advocates the importance of the Compagnie and details its further activities to date. Fewer than ten copies are located in OCLC. unknown books
1777390092London : East India Company 1777. 1st edition. Hardcover. Finely bound copies in modern half tan buckram over contrasting fine-ribbed cloth boards. Title page repaired. Particularly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Further scans images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description; 2 volumes. Contents; Vol. 1. Containing orders of the Court of Directors and minutes of Council entered on consultations -- Vol. 2. Containing letters from different persons respecting the above transactions. Subjects; Pigot George Baron 1719-1777. Chennai India History ; Sources. Madras India. Thanjavur India : District History Early works to 1800. London : East India Company hardcover
17835131710 planches tirées du tome 6, B. Picart sculpt., [ À Amsterdam : Chez Laporte, 1783 ].Rappel du titre complet : Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde. Lot de 10 planches relatives aux religions de l'Inde : [ Numérotation double pour chaque planche ] 15 / Tome VI N° 18 : Pénitente bramine - Pèlerine bramine - Pénitent bramine ; 3 / Tome VI ; N° 20 : Ixora Divinité - Quenevadi Fils d'Ixora ; 5 / Tome VI N° 21 : Pulleyar - Lingam - Signes superstitieux et marques prophanes ; 13 / Tome VI N° 26 : La Pagode de Kamaetsma - La Procession de Witsnou ; 17 / Tome VI N° 35 : 4 gravures de Bramins, Jogiis ; 2 / Tome VI N° 36 : Brama ou Bruma ; 9 / Tome VI N° 40 : Ixora sous le nom de Mahadeu ; 6 / Tome VI N° 38 : Première, Seconde, Troisième, Quatrième Incarnation ; 16 / Tome VI N° 44 : Religieux Penitens de la Secte des Joguis ; 14 / Tome VI N° 45 et dernier : La Procession de Ganga - La Fête de Huly
1786ABC_45537Puducherry Pondichéry 1786. Folio. Manuscript death certificate including a red wax seal of a former employee of the French East India Company who is buried in the cemetery of the Église Notre-Dame-des-Anges in Puducherry which was the capital of the Indian district and later also the larger union territory of the same name which was ruled by the French from 1673 to 1954. The certificate is signed by the reverend father Damas who was superior of Puducherry and was authenticated by the authorizing officer of the French East India Company Jean-François de Moracin who was also commissioner general of the ports and naval arsenals in the colonies.In good condition. unknown
1712WRCAM23780Paris: Chez la Veuve François Muguet & Hubert Muguet 1712. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. Royal decree by Louis XIV allowing the rights to a tenth of the value of all prizes captured usually allowed to the Admiral of France to the Compagnie des Indes until the expiration of their current license after which the "dixième" will revert again to the Admiralty. Some of these prizes were seized in American waters. Wroth cites only one copy that in the John Crerar Library; OCLC locates only one more at the University of Minnesota. Rare. <br> <br> This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727- 94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 79 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 500. BELL F971 ref. OCLC 62617219. Chez la Veuve François Muguet & Hubert Muguet unknown books
1797ESTpoEAS29London: Printed By The Reporter And Sold By J. Debrett. 1797. 1797. 4to. pp. 2 p.l. 63. with half-title. contemporary bds. upper corner of covers & margins of last gathering dampstained. Goldsmiths' 16979. London: Printed By The Reporter, And Sold By J. Debrett. 1797. unknown
18006511800 Paris, Buisson, Bosange, Masson et Besson, Treuttel et Würtz (Imp. de Poignée), an VIII (1800). 4 volumes dont un d'atlas. Volumes de texte : 20,5 x 14 cm (R), in-8, XXXVIII - 299 (2) pp., 410 pp., 362 pp., reliure de l'époque en demi-basane fauve, dos lisses richement ornés, pièces de titre et de tomaison, toutes tranches jaunes. Volume d'Atlas : 29 x 23 cm (R), in-4, 39 pp. - 11 cartes, la plupart dépliantes et certaines finement rehaussées de couleurs, reliure de l'époque en demi veau glacé, dos lisse orne de filets et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre, tranches marbrées.
1743ABC_45492Karaikal 1743. Blue mottled stiff paper wrappers. 4to ca. 24 x 18.5 cm. Manuscript written in dark brown ink on beige laid paper. French manuscript written in Karaikal French India since 1739 which gives a detailed explanation of the Indian caste system: the author explains in the beginning of the text that the French people are ill-informed about it. To illustrate the Indian caste system the anonymous author tells lively anecdotes and makes comparisons with French social classes and parallels to biblical stories. The author not only describes the details of the four castes Brahmin Raj Vaisya and Sudra including their hierarchy and advantages the purpose of this social structure and the experience of those who lose their caste. He goes further speculates about the way different cultures criticize each others morals. He argues that all nations criticize each other in some way simply because the habits of cultures differ each with its own good reasons. He also wrote about the extent of superstition in the customs of Indian people for example the beliefs surrounding cows. He concludes that not all their customs are superstitious. The author clearly views Indian cultural practices with a certain gentleness.Somewhat worn at the extremities and spine slightly foxed on the front paste-down and a little dust soiled on the first page. Otherwise in good condition. unknown
176493749Paris, P.G. Simon, 1764-1764, in-4, 2 fascicules brochés, Non reliés, non assemblés, Actes visant à redresser la situation commerciale de la Compagnie orientales des Indes, après la perte par la France de son premier empire colonial et de la plupart de ses comptoirs. Ils sont un prélude à la suspension du monopole de la compagnie : - Lettres-patentes du roi, concertant la liquidation des dettes de la compagnie des Indes, données à Versailles le 18 novembre 1764. 7 pp. - Édit du roi, qui autorise les syndics & directeurs de la Compagnie des Indes à vendre & aliéner quatre cens soixante-dix-sept mille livres de rente viagères, & porte établissement d'une loterie. Donné à Compiègne au mois d'août 1765. 8 pp. Modèle de billet de loterie in fine. Bel état. Tels que parus. Wroth & Annan, Acts of French Royal Administration, n° 1661 et 1690. Couverture rigide
174937825Paris Pierre-Guillaume Simon 1749 in-4 en feuilles
179330677Nîmes Imprimerie nationale de J. Gaude 1793 in-4 en feuille
177737808Paris P.-G. Simon 1777 in-4 en feuille
17305023<p>Copperplate engraving 83.5 x 55.5 cm 1 folio. Fold marks minor edge wear otherwise a very good copy in very crisp dark impression.<br /></p><p>Rare large-format engraved print produced in 1730 as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession 1530 one of the foundational documents of Lutheranism. The subject of the print is the famous Tranquebar Mission in southern India which was established by King Frederick IV of Denmark 1671-1730 and led by the German missionaries Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg 1682-1719 and Heinrich Plütschau 1676-1752 who are noted for having translated the Bible into Tamil and arranged for its printing.</p><p>The engraving executed by Johann Jacob Kleinschmidt after a design by Elias Riedinger is a splendid example of 18th-century Augsburg printmaking. It takes as its compositional conceit a church altar surmounted by a framed retable. The image above the altar depicts the German missionaries preaching to an audience of natives; in the background of this scene can be glimpsed a statue of 'Biruma oder Brama' Brahma. The elaborately carved frame of the retable is enlivened with vignettes illustrating the successes of the Lutheran mission e.g. an Indian smashing an idol a native being baptized a domesticated elephant symbolizing the people under God's yoke etc.</p><p>Placed atop the altar are oval portraits of Ziegenbalg and Plütschau their names written in Tamil and the books they translated an Indian bible an Indian catechism and an Indian hymnal. A map of southern India hangs on the front face of the altar. Flanking the altar are two young natives: the boy on the left holds the Danish Royal arms and the boy on the right displays the architectural plan of the New Jerusalem Church in Tranquebar built by the Germans and dedicated in 1719. In front of the altar are fallen symbols of the old dispensation. At the foot of the sheet is a poem in Latin and German celebrating the expansion of the Lutheran faith to all corners of the world.</p><p>The engraving is one of several quite ambitious broadside prints produced in Augsburg to commemorate the bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession some of which apparently reproduced paintings executed for the occasion. These rather disparate graphic productions were collected by Johann Michael Roth in 1730/31 and released as a small-edition composite volume with an added engraved title page reading <i>Augspurgisches Iubel-Gedächtnüs</i>. The contents of this rather odd production vary greatly from copy to copy. Kleinschmidt's <i>Vorstellung der Evangelisch-Ost-Indischen Kirche</i> engraving apparently was a commercial success because in 1736 citing demand he released a small-format version of the work its composition slightly altered.</p><p>OCLC locates U.S. examples of the <i>Augspurgisches Iubel-Gedächtnüs</i> at Illinois Duke Getty Stanford Princeton Yale Harvard Emory Concordia Seminary and Cal. State Sutro. The Getty copy includes Kleinschmidt's <i>Vorstellung der Evangelisch-Ost-Indischen Kirch</i> but it is not clear which other examples include this engraving.</p><p>Drugulin <i>Historischer Bilderatlas</i> 4112; S. Neill <i>A History of Christianity in India</i>.</p> Kleinschmidt
1796ABC_49403Various places including Saudi Arabia and Yemen 1796. Contemporary or slightly later half black morocco marbled boards. Small folio ca. 19 x 30.5 cm. English manuscript on watermarked paper. With a loosely inserted manuscript map titled A Chart shewing the Track of HMS Ship Myrtle of the Bay of Biscay and Portugal and a hand-coloured manuscript signal chart. A detailed description of the voyage of the East India company vessel the Swift from 1794-1795 featuring visits to both Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Twelve pages of observations are dedicated to Jeddah alone witnessed at the height of the influx of pilgrims during the Hajj followed by a description of Mocha also Mokha in Yemen. Other ports visited include those of Brazil South Africa India the Nicobar Islands Malaysia and Sri Lanka.Jeddah the author says "has a very pleasant appearance as you approach it from the sea . The houses are all of stone of the coral kind." However as the Swift had arrived in the midst of the Hajj and its crew found provisions difficult to acquire as thousands of pilgrims poured into Jeddah: "It is astonishing the number of Mahometans arriving from all parts of the world to attend the yearly ceremony at Mecca called Hadgi from thence to Medina." Several accounts are given of particular Muslim practices through occasionally somewhat confused British eyes: "When near Geddah all the Pilgrims going their first journey altered their dress assuming what is called the Ihhram a piece of linnen ! which is wrapped round the loins leaving the rest of the body naked in this state they proceed through the rest of the pilgrimage till they have visited the Kaaba at Mecca; the other garment they are then suffered to wear is a cloth of linen over their shoulders. . Some of them carry a trade of muslins and some other little articles which if they are not robbed by the Bedouins wild Arabs they make out tolerably well . The landing of the pilgrims with their wives and household utensils would have been an excellent view for the inimitable Hogarth."The Swift appears to be one of the ships which accompanied the Suffolk a 64-gun ship to escort a convoy to India under the command of Captain Peter Rainier 1741-1808 later Admiral of the Blue and namesake of Mount Rainier. This particular voyage was in itself notable as a trial for the implementation of a citrus diet for sailors to ward off scurvy which was ultimately successful and became Admiralty policy the following year. On the first page of the account we find the following: "The beer being expended ordered the Company to be served wine mixed with 1oz of sugar and oz of lemon juice to every pint it was very nice tipple."The boards show mild traces of use. With a few small smudges on some of the leaves. Otherwise in excellent condition. hardcover
172537823Aix Joseph Senez s.d. [1725] in-4 en feuilles
1770WRCAM51541Paris: P.G. Simon 1770. 4pp. Quarto. Dbd. Leaves almost separated at the fold scattered light foxing. Good plus. A 1770 French royal decree concerning the liquidation of the Compagnie des Indes. The articles of the decree examine the assets of the company in the years after the French and Indian War allocate funds and set forth a payment schedule with a view towards transferring the company's property to state control. Another royal decree the previous year had ordered the company to be liquidated. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1807. BELL F1020. P.G. Simon unknown books
1725WRCAM40677Paris 1725. 12pp. Quarto. Unbound folded sheets. Minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree releasing the Compagnie from some of its debts an important step in its reorganization. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. "This decree discharges the Compagnie des Indes of a large number of financial burdens which had been weighing on it for a number of years" - Maggs. Wroth locates only one copy at NYPL; OCLC identifies three more copies. Scarce. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 311 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1101. OCLC 62370774. unknown books
1747WRCAM40684Paris 1747. 7pp. Quarto on folded foio sheets. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree concerning the tobacco monopoly held by the Compagnie des Indes. "The Compagnie des Indes flourished from 1726 to 1746 paying handsome dividends and bringing wealth to the ports of Bordeaux Nantes Marseille and in particular its home port of Lorient L'Orient although it lost its rights in the western hemisphere. It established trading offices in many parts of India also Canton Yemen Persia Basra and North Africa. The main sources of its wealth were porcelain wallpapers lacquer and tea from China cotton and silk cloth from China and India coffee from Mocha Yemen pepper from Mahé South India gold ivory and slaves from West Africa" - Shakespeare. Wroth cites a copy at Harvard and OCLC adds just three more. Scarce. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 442 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1463. OCLC 7104412. Howard Shakespeare "The Compagnie des Indes" in the JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOND & SHARE SOCIETY February 1997. hardcover books
1769A54421Paris, chez Herissant le fils 1769 [iv] 360 [12] pp., avec 3 gravures plein-page hors-texte ("Brama dieu des Indiens", "Vue d'une tour de Pagode" & "Homme qui fait danser les serpens"), 1e édition, reliure plein-cuir rouge, 17cm., bel état, [contient une description de son voyage, et de la culture, des moeurs, des Indiens], A54421
17751569A LA HAYE. CHEZ GOSSE, FILS. 1775. 2 TOMES EN UN VOLUME IN-8 (13,5 X 20 X 3 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE XLII + 222 ET (4) + 240 PAGES, RELIURE D'EPOQUE PLEIN VEAU MARBRE, DOS A CINQ NERFS ORNE DE CAISSONS A FLEURONS DORES, TRANCHES ROUGES. ILLUSTRE DE 2 FRONTISPICES D’APRES LES DESSINS DE CHARLES EISEN GRAVES A L’EAU FORTE PAR DE LAUNAY ET HELMAN, ET D’UNE GRANDE CARTE REPLIEE DU BENGALE ET DE SES DEPENDANCES. LA TRADUCTION FRANCAISE EST DE DEMEUNIER. (CHADENAT. 2791). MANQUE L’ETIQUETTE DE TITRE, QUELQUES DEFAUTS EXTERIEURS, SINON BON EXEMPLAIRE.
177522311A La Haye [Paris], chez Gosse Fils, 1775. 2 tomes reliés en un fort vol. au format in-8 (202 x 132 mm) de 1 f. bl., 1 frontispice gravé n.fol., xlii pp., 1 grande carte dépliante gravée et 222 pp. ; 2 ff. n.fol., 1 frontispice gravé n.fol., 240 pp. et 2 ff. bl. Reliure de l'époque de plein veau glacé et marbré havane, plat jansénistes, dos lisse orné d'un filet d'encadrement doré, filets verticaux dentelés dorés, filets dorés, caissons d'encadrement dorés, large décor fleuronné doré, semis de pointillés dorés, palette dorée en tête et queue, supra-libros doré en pied, tranches rouges.
178730862Londres, et se trouve à Paris Madame veuve Laurent Prault 1787 in-8 dérelié
