Voyage
aux Indes orientales et à la Chine,. Fait par ordre du
Roi,
The naturalist
Pierre Sonnerat publishes on a 1782 his "Journey to the Indies
Eastern and China", made since 1774 up to 1781 per Mr. Sonnerat,
Paris, Froulé etc, 1782, illustrated on eighty boards, drawn
by
Sonnerat and engraved by Poisson. The engravings are divided into
three books.140 engraved plates. A classic of natural history and
discoveries in the Far East, including China, Ceylon, Malacca, the
Philippines, Burma & the Maldives. The plates, beautifully
engraved by Poisson after drawings by the author, are mostly of
birds, flora & fauna, but include customs, religion, sciences
and arts.
The book second
is devoted entirely to the Indian Pantheon. If Sonnerat is a
naturalist, in this volume I it represents neither plants nor
animals, but attempts to reproduce scenes of everyday life, that it
wants realistic and accounting for the various human types met. It
illustrates also its remarks of some encyclopaedic engravings with
didactic aiming, the third entirely delivers devoted to the Hindu
gods is him decorated many representations of various the
divinities of the Pantheon hindouist.. Sonnerat represents neither
vegetation luxuriante indeed, nor strange animals to decorate its
engravings, it is satisfied to represent what it sees.
All prints are whole
page from a historic disbound book and are
watercoloured engravings coloured originally NOT later tints etc
any defects are noted the slight staining on some prints is
enhanced by flash ie in life do not appear so
noticeable
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