De Tempel Kiomidsu. XXXIV. Tafel. (1729) Japan
Copper Engraving of Japan by (Kaempfer, Engelbert, 1651-1716) ;
(Scheuchzer, John Gaspar/
Scheuchzer, Johann Caspar,
1702-1729). Published by Gravenhage : P. Gosse en J. Neaulme;
Amsterdam: B. Lakeman. Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and
naturalist, known for his tour of Persia, Indonesia, and Japan between
1683 and 1693, German physician and traveller, Engelbert Kaempfer
(1651-1716) spent ten years, 1683-1693, traveling through Persia and
Southeast Asia, including two+ years in Japan, 1690-92. Residing in
Nagasaki where he arrived in September, 1690 and departed in November,
1692. He made two three-month trips to Edo (Tokyo) and had audiences
with Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. His illustrated accounts of his
travels and observations are the most detailed Western descriptions of
17th century Japan, and his trips within Japan were the basis of the
most accurate Western maps of the interior for the next 150 years. In
1692, Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) physician with the Dutch East
India Company, smuggled out of Japan the first systematic collection of
Japanese materials to be seen in Europe. Kaempfer's collection became
the basis of the West's earliest scientific account of the closed
island empire. Sir Hans Sloane, a founder of the British Museum,
purchased Kaempfer’s library and papers from his nephew between
1723-5. He then arranged for Kaempfer's German manuscript to be
published in English. This was undertaken at Sloane's expense by his
librarian, a Swiss doctor called Johann Caspar Scheuchzer (1702-29).The
publication of the History of Japan in 1727 immortalised Kaempfer as
'the first interpreter of Japan'. It contains descriptions of
acupuncture, the use of opium and cannabis and a systematic description
of tea, as well as extensive botanical observations. It was praised by
Linnaeus, who adopted Kaempfer's nomenclature. Luis Borges was
fascinated by Kaempfer’s work and frequently referred to it in
his fiction. Kaempfer wrote this monumental work in his native
language, German. It
was first published in English in a translation from the author's
manuscript in Sir Hans Sloane's collection (The History of Japan,
London, 1727, 2 volumes). Some copies of the 1727
publication contained an 1728 appendix entitled "Being Part of an
Authentick Journal of a Voyage to Japan, made by the English in the
year 1673?". This appendix deals with an abortive attempt by the
British to revive trade with Japan. Mega rare £550 inc delivery
folds as issued
Pagode une Grotto Touranne, (Cochinchine / Da Nang (Vietnam))
dessine par Lauvergne; Sabatier lith.; fig. par Bayot Published Paris :
Arthus Bertrand ; London : Ackermann, [184-] lithograph ; 20.9 x
33.5 cm. Pl. no. 71 of: Voyage autour du monde execute pendant les
annees 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite commandee par M.
Vaillant. Album historique..£75
inc delivery
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Vue Prise a Touranne, (Cochinchine / Da Nang (Vietnam))
dessine par Lauvergne; Sabatier lith.; fig. par Bayot Published Paris :
Arthus Bertrand ; London : Ackermann, [184-] lithograph ; 20.9 x
33.5
cm. Pl. no. 70 of: Voyage autour du monde execute pendant les annees
1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite commandee par M. Vaillant. Album
historique..£75 inc delivery
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Plan drawings of a boat and a Chinese pirogue from Java
/ de Sainson pinxt.; Simeon lith
Engraved by Arnout , drawn by de Sainson (painter):1793-1860. A
lithograph, . ; 32.3 x 28 cm Printed by Tastu, in Paris in 1833
from M. de Sainson, Voyage de la Corvette
l'Astrolabe', the account of
Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between
1826 and 1829 .Louis
Auguste de Sainson was the official artist aboard Dumont D'Urville's
L'Astrolabe, during the ship's three months' voyaging round New Zealand
in 1827de Sainson pinxt. Tirpenne lith. J. Tastu Editeur. Lith. de
Bichebois aine, rue clery, No.227. [Paris, 1833.] Pl. no. 202 of: Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe. Atlas
historique.£85
light toning especially to page edges from the paper alteration a later
printing the same year the early ones have the blindstamp later have a
cheaper paper
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Soldats de la garde de l'Empereur; Soldats de l'Armee, Cochinchine
(Vietnam)
/ Paris del.; Himely sc from Voyage autour du monde par les mers de
l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute
pendant les annees 1830, 1831, 1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace.
Pl. no. 54 of: Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la
Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite. Album
historique.[Paris] : Finot imp., [1835] Aquatint, to India paper
.; plate mark 28.8 x 38.4 cm. £105 stunning condition . . a first
edition proof to India paper
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Rochers de marbre en Cochinchine (Vietnam)
/ Paris del.; Himely sc from Voyage autour du monde par les mers de
l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute
pendant les annees 1830, 1831, 1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace.
Pl. no. 50 of: Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la
Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite. Album
historique.[Paris] : Finot imp., [1835] Aquatint, to India paper
.;
plate mark 28.8 x 38.4 cm. £105 stunning condition . . a first
edition
proof to India paper
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Views of the churches of Mallagam, Achiavelli, Mayletti and Oudewil
Copper engraved plates are from 'Naauwkeurige
beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel', Amsterdam 1672, by the
preacher Philippus Baldaeus. Baldaeus founded a small school alongside
many of the churches. from 'The True and Exact Description of the Most
Celebrated East - India Coast of Malabar and Choromandel as also
of the Island of Ceylon' by Philip Baldaeus (first printed in
1672), part of 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first
printed from original manuscripts others now first printed in
English', printed in 1744 for Henry Lintot and John Osborn,
London, 1744 £225 inc almost mint !
Simodsi ; Morizu, Caminoseki
Copper Engraving of Japan by
by (Kaempfer, Engelbert, 1651-1716) ; (Scheuchzer, John Gaspar/
Scheuchzer, Johann Caspar,
1702-1729). Published by Gravenhage : P. Gosse en J. Neaulme;
Amsterdam: B. Lakeman. Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and
naturalist, known for his tour of Persia, Indonesia, and Japan between
1683 and 1693, German physician and traveller, Engelbert Kaempfer
(1651-1716) spent ten years, 1683-1693, traveling through Persia and
Southeast Asia, including two+ years in Japan, 1690-92. Residing in
Nagasaki where he arrived in September, 1690 and departed in November,
1692. He made two three-month trips to Edo (Tokyo) and had audiences
with Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. His illustrated accounts of his
travels and observations are the most detailed Western descriptions of
17th century Japan, and his trips within Japan were the basis of the
most accurate Western maps of the interior for the next 150 years. In
1692, Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) physician with the Dutch East
India Company, smuggled out of Japan the first systematic collection of
Japanese materials to be seen in Europe. Kaempfer's collection became
the basis of the West's earliest scientific account of the closed
island empire. Sir Hans Sloane, a founder of the British Museum,
purchased Kaempfer’s library and papers from his nephew between
1723-5.
He then arranged for Kaempfer's German manuscript to be published in
English. This was undertaken at Sloane's expense by his librarian, a
Swiss doctor called Johann Caspar Scheuchzer (1702-29).The publication
of the History of Japan in 1727 immortalised Kaempfer as 'the first
interpreter of Japan'. It contains descriptions of acupuncture, the use
of opium and cannabis and a systematic description of tea, as well as
extensive botanical observations. It was praised by Linnaeus, who
adopted Kaempfer's nomenclature. Luis Borges was fascinated by
Kaempfer’s work and frequently referred to it in his fiction.
Kaempfer
wrote this monumental work in his native language, German. It
was first published in English in a translation from the author's
manuscript in Sir Hans Sloane's collection (The History of Japan,
London, 1727, 2 volumes). Some copies of the 1727
publication contained an 1728 appendix entitled "Being Part of an
Authentick Journal of a Voyage to Japan, made by the English in the
year 1673?". This appendix deals with an abortive attempt by the
British to revive trade with Japan. Mega rare £480 inc delivery
folds
as issued slight creasing paper quality also not so thick as first
engraving
Views of the churches of Paneteripoum / Manipay / Changane / Vanarpone.
Copper
engraved plates are from 'Naauwkeurige beschryvinge
van Malabar en
Choromandel', Amsterdam 1672, by the preacher Philippus Baldaeus.
Baldaeus founded a small school alongside many of the churches.
from 'The True and Exact Description of the Most Celebrated East -
India Coast of Malabar and Choromandel as also of the Island of
Ceylon' by Philip Baldaeus (first printed in 1672), part of 'A
Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first printed from original
manuscripts others now first printed in English', printed in 1744
for Henry Lintot and John Osborn, London, 1744 £225
inc almost mint !
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