Lot 487 
487
Olfert Dapper
Beschryving van Asie: Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie ... Arabie. 1680.
Estimate:
€ 2,500 / $ 2,825 Sold:
€ 2,040 / $ 2,305 (incl. surcharge)
Tiele 300. - Nederl. Scheepvaart Mus. I, 257. - Griep/Luber 319. - Lipperheide Lc 4. - First edition of Dapper's geographical main work. Comprises geographical descriptions of Western Asia with Anatolia, Iran, Iraq and the Arabian peninsula. - The nice coppers with views of Babel and Tower, Baghdad, Ninive, Smyrna, Mount Sinai, Mocha, also plants, folk scenes etc. - Mainly at beginning and towards end slightly waterstained, plates partly with narrow margins, about 3 views or maps with slight browning, 2 views with skillfully restored margins, one flying endpaper renewed. Edges, joints and spine ends skillfully restored in places. Clean and well-preserved copy of the travel book with coppers in clear impressions.
First edition of the important work of Dapper about Anatolia, Persia and Arabia. With engr. frontisp., 3 doublepage engr. maps, 13 (10 doublepage, 10 folding) engr. plates and 22/23 text engravings. Restored contemp. calf. - Mainly at beginning and towards end slightly waterstained, plates partly with narrow margins, about 3 views or maps with slight browning, 2 views with skillfully restored margins, one flying endpaper renewed. Clean and well-preserved copy.
487
Olfert Dapper
Beschryving van Asie: Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie ... Arabie. 1680.
Estimate:
€ 2,500 / $ 2,825 Sold:
€ 2,040 / $ 2,305 (incl. surcharge)
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