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SONNERAT, Pierre (1748-1814) - Lot 66
SONNERAT, Pierre (1748-1814) Voyage à la nouvelle Guinée. Paris: Ruault, 1776. In-4. 119 numbered plates hors texte including frontispiece. Marbled half-basin 19th century, copy not trimmed. First edition of this famous travel account, which includes details of the Moluccas and Manila. The beautiful plates depict mostly exotic birds (79 plates, including one of the first representations of the Australian Kookaburra, known as the "great kingfisher of New Guinea"), but also flora including palms (including the 'coco-fesse') and spices (nutmeg and cloves). Includes detailed descriptions of birds on Luzon Island, Antigua and New Guinea.
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