ID 1375067
Lot 1738 | Turner, S.
Ambassade au Thibet et au Boutan, contenant des déteilas très-curieux sur les moers, la religons, les productions, le commerce du Thibet, du Boutan et des etats voisins; et une Notice sur les Évönements qui s'y sont passés jusqu'en 17930... Traduit de l'Anglais avec des notes par J.Castera. 3 Bände (2 Textbände, 1 Atlasband). Paris, F.Buisson 1800. 8° u. 4°. 5 Bl., VI, 1 Bl., 390 S.; 3 Bl.; 5 Bl., 364 S., 2 Bll. Atlasband mit Titel, Verzeichnis der Tafeln, 1 gest. Faltkarte und 14 Kupfertafeln (2 gefalt., 12 doppelblattgr.) von Tardieu. HLeder mir RSchild, marmorierten Vorsätzen und marm. Schnitt (Textbände) bzw. Kunstleder (Atlasband).
Cordier, Sinica 2909f. Cox I, 346. Brunet IV, 526. Vgl. Aschoff 1928 (dt. A.). - Vollständige erste französische Ausgabe der wichtigen Tibet-Beschreibung, die Turner 1783 unternahm. "Without comparison the most valuable work that has yet appeared on Thibet" (Cox). Turner unternahm diese Reise 1783 im Auftrag der East Indian Company, um der Reinkarnation des Teshoo Lana, einem 18 Monate alten Jungen, zu gratulieren, und um die Beziehungen zu Tibet zu festigen. - Die Karte zeigt Thibet und Boutan, die Kupfer vorwieg. Gebäude- und Landschafts-Ansichten sowie eine Schrifttafel. - Die Textbände mit Exlibris, ansonsten tadellos in der Erhaltung. Im Atlasband die ersten drei Bll. mit Ausbrüchen am unteren Rand, jedoch ohne Text- bzw. Bildverlust.
Auction house category: | Geography, Travel, History |
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Auction house category: | Geography, Travel, History |
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