MANDELSLO, JOHANN ALBRECHT von.

Morgenländische Reyse=Beschreibung. Worinnen zugleich die gelegenheit und heutiger Zustand etlicher fürnehmen Indianischen Länder, Provincien, Städte und insulen, sampt derer Einwohner Leben, Sitten, Glauben und Handthierung: wie auch die Beschaffenheit der Seefahrt über das Oceanische Meer. Heraus gegeben durch Adam Olearius. Mit desselben unterschiedlichen Notis oder Anmerckungen, wie auch mit vielen Kupffer Platen gezieret.

Schleswig, Johan Holwein, 1658.

Folio. Contemp. full vellum. Covers and spine fully intact but with some spots. and light wear along edges. It seems to be bound for a person with the initials W L E M (in gold letters on top of frontcover) and the year, 1658 (also in gold letters at bottom of frontcover). Engraved frontispiece (by G. Rothgiesser) and engraved portrait (Mandelslo). (32),248,(36) pp., 21 large textengravings by Rothgiesser and 1 double-page engraved map (ca 29 x 34 cm.) "Delineatio Indiæ Orientalis". Frontispiece a bit frayed in margins, no loss. Printed title-page a bit frayed at bottom, no loss. Last leaf with errata on verso frayed in margins, no loss of letters. Occassionally some browning to some quires in the first part.

First edition of the complete German edition of the collected travels of Mandelslo, edited by Adam Olearius who was entrusted the editing after the original manuscript turned up after Mandelslo's death in Paris 1644.
Birkelund, 55. - Thesaurus, 582. - Bibl. Dan. II,411-14.

Order-nr.: 54431