FEYNES, Henri de (1573-1647). An Exact and Curious Survey Of all the East Indies, even to Canton, the chiefe Cittie of China: All duly performed by land, by Monsiuer de Monsart, the like whereof was never hitherto, brought to an end. Wherein also are described the huge Dominions of the great Mogor, to whom that honorable Knight, Sir Thomas Roe, was lately sent Ambassador from the King. Newly translated out of the Travailers Manuscript . London: Thomas Dawson for William Arondell, 1615.
FEYNES, Henri de (1573-1647). An Exact and Curious Survey Of all the East Indies, even to Canton, the chiefe Cittie of China: All duly performed by land, by Monsiuer de Monsart, the like whereof was never hitherto, brought to an end. Wherein also are described the huge Dominions of the great Mogor, to whom that honorable Knight, Sir Thomas Roe, was lately sent Ambassador from the King. Newly translated out of the Travailers Manuscript . London: Thomas Dawson for William Arondell, 1615. 4 o (179 x 141 mm). Woodcut headpieces and initials. (Closely trimmed at top, shaving some headlines and page numbers.) Later calf gilt (rebacked); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance : William Marquiss of Lothian (armorial bookplate, and with the Newbattle Abbey Library shelfmark). A RARE EARLY ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO CHINA AND THE EAST INDIES FIRST EDITION. Henri de Feynes, Comte de Monsart, was the first Frenchman to explore China. He traveled by land and arrived in 1609; on his arrival, he took ships to visit the various islands of the East Indies, returning by ship from Goa to Lisbon by way of Mozambique. His descriptions of India and the kingdoms of the far East are of particular interest, and, significantly, he notes the Dutch occupation of many East Indian islands. He marvels at the residence of the great Mogul, who was likely Jahangir, Mogul emperor of India. A second edition was published in French in 1630. RARE: According to American Book Prices Current , only one other copy of this work has appeared on the market in the last 30 years.
FEYNES, Henri de (1573-1647). An Exact and Curious Survey Of all the East Indies, even to Canton, the chiefe Cittie of China: All duly performed by land, by Monsiuer de Monsart, the like whereof was never hitherto, brought to an end. Wherein also are described the huge Dominions of the great Mogor, to whom that honorable Knight, Sir Thomas Roe, was lately sent Ambassador from the King. Newly translated out of the Travailers Manuscript . London: Thomas Dawson for William Arondell, 1615.
FEYNES, Henri de (1573-1647). An Exact and Curious Survey Of all the East Indies, even to Canton, the chiefe Cittie of China: All duly performed by land, by Monsiuer de Monsart, the like whereof was never hitherto, brought to an end. Wherein also are described the huge Dominions of the great Mogor, to whom that honorable Knight, Sir Thomas Roe, was lately sent Ambassador from the King. Newly translated out of the Travailers Manuscript . London: Thomas Dawson for William Arondell, 1615. 4 o (179 x 141 mm). Woodcut headpieces and initials. (Closely trimmed at top, shaving some headlines and page numbers.) Later calf gilt (rebacked); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance : William Marquiss of Lothian (armorial bookplate, and with the Newbattle Abbey Library shelfmark). A RARE EARLY ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO CHINA AND THE EAST INDIES FIRST EDITION. Henri de Feynes, Comte de Monsart, was the first Frenchman to explore China. He traveled by land and arrived in 1609; on his arrival, he took ships to visit the various islands of the East Indies, returning by ship from Goa to Lisbon by way of Mozambique. His descriptions of India and the kingdoms of the far East are of particular interest, and, significantly, he notes the Dutch occupation of many East Indian islands. He marvels at the residence of the great Mogul, who was likely Jahangir, Mogul emperor of India. A second edition was published in French in 1630. RARE: According to American Book Prices Current , only one other copy of this work has appeared on the market in the last 30 years.
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