SONNERAT, Pierre (1748-1814) - Lot 87

Lot 87
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SONNERAT, Pierre (1748-1814) - Lot 87
SONNERAT, Pierre (1748-1814) Voyage à la nouvelle Guinée. Paris: Ruault, 1776. In-4. 119 numbered plates out of text including the frontispiece. Half marbled basane XIXth century, copy not trimmed. First edition of this famous travelogue which contains, among others, details on the Moluccas and Manila. The very beautiful plates represent for the most part exotic birds (79 plates, including one of the first representations of the Australian Kookaburra, named "great kingfisher of New Guinea") but also flora including palms (including the 'coco-fesse') and spices (nutmeg and cloves). Contains detailed descriptions of birds on Luzon Island, Antigua and New Guinea. Nissen IVB 885; Ronsil 2802.
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