[Travels]. PREVOST (Antoine François). General History of Tr - Lot 42

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[Travels]. PREVOST (Antoine François). General History of Tr - Lot 42
[Travels]. PREVOST (Antoine François). General History of Travels, or a New Collection of All Accounts of Travels by Sea and Land That Have Been Published to Date in the Various Languages of All Known Nations... The Hague, published by Pierre de Hondt, 1747–1755. 13 volumes in-4, uniform contemporary binding in speckled tan calfskin, ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in red morocco, marbled edges (some flaws, including tears in the headbands, rubbed corners, a few leaves , a stain on 3 pages in vol. 6, moderate normal browning, a few plates have torn folds with no missing material). A fine copy of the first 13 volumes of this important series, which is expected to comprise about twenty or slightly more volumes, depending on the supplements. This work is distinguished by its abundant copperplate engravings, including maps and plans, landscape views, and scenes. New edition, revised and corrected, “...whose figures and maps were engraved by and under the direction of J. vander Schley, a distinguished student of the famous Picart the Roman.”
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