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Auction archive: Lot number 884-121

Carsten Niebuhr: Beschryving van Arabie. 1774. + Reize naar Arabië en andere omliggende Landen. 2 vols. 1776–1780. (3)

Paintings & books
26 Feb 2019
Estimate
DKK20,000 - DKK30,000
ca. US$3,052 - US$4,578
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 884-121

Carsten Niebuhr: Beschryving van Arabie. 1774. + Reize naar Arabië en andere omliggende Landen. 2 vols. 1776–1780. (3)

Paintings & books
26 Feb 2019
Estimate
DKK20,000 - DKK30,000
ca. US$3,052 - US$4,578
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Beschryving van Arabie, uit eigene waarnemingen en in 't land zelf verzamelde narigten [...]. Utrecht: Steven Jacobus Baalde / Amsterdam: Johannes van Schoonhoven & comp. 1774. Large 4to. Complete. With engraved titlepage and engraved vignette by N. van der Meer + 25 engraved plates numbered I-XXIV + 2 maps, incl. map of Yemen, both coloured in outline, map of Yemen with tear. + Reize naar Arabië en andere omliggende Landen. Amsterdam: Steven Jacobus Baalde / Utrecht: Johannes van Schoonhoven 1776–1780. 2 vols. Large 4to. With 2 engraved title-pages and 125 engraved plates numbered I-LXXII, [LXXIII] (vol. 1) and I-LII (vol. 2) (38 folding). All 3 vols. untrimmed bound in cont. half calf. Wear due to age, front hinge loose on one vol. (3) Carsten Niebuhr travelled in Arabia, Persia, Palestine and Asia Minor, and became through his discriptions, maps and many observations the pioneer of a more profound knowledge of the Orient.

Auction archive: Lot number 884-121
Auction:
Datum:
26 Feb 2019
Auction house:
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Bredgade 33
1260 København K
Denmark
info@bruun-rasmussen.dk
+45 8818 1111
+45 8818 1112
Beschreibung:

Beschryving van Arabie, uit eigene waarnemingen en in 't land zelf verzamelde narigten [...]. Utrecht: Steven Jacobus Baalde / Amsterdam: Johannes van Schoonhoven & comp. 1774. Large 4to. Complete. With engraved titlepage and engraved vignette by N. van der Meer + 25 engraved plates numbered I-XXIV + 2 maps, incl. map of Yemen, both coloured in outline, map of Yemen with tear. + Reize naar Arabië en andere omliggende Landen. Amsterdam: Steven Jacobus Baalde / Utrecht: Johannes van Schoonhoven 1776–1780. 2 vols. Large 4to. With 2 engraved title-pages and 125 engraved plates numbered I-LXXII, [LXXIII] (vol. 1) and I-LII (vol. 2) (38 folding). All 3 vols. untrimmed bound in cont. half calf. Wear due to age, front hinge loose on one vol. (3) Carsten Niebuhr travelled in Arabia, Persia, Palestine and Asia Minor, and became through his discriptions, maps and many observations the pioneer of a more profound knowledge of the Orient.

Auction archive: Lot number 884-121
Auction:
Datum:
26 Feb 2019
Auction house:
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Bredgade 33
1260 København K
Denmark
info@bruun-rasmussen.dk
+45 8818 1111
+45 8818 1112
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