SALMON, THOMAS.
Modern History: or, the Present State of all Nations. Describing their respective Situations, Persons, Habits, Buildings (...) Vol. 2. Which contains the State of the Islands of Amboyna, Banda, and the Molucca's, where the Spices grow; and shews how barbarously the English were expell'd from those Islands by the Dutch. It contains also the State of Borneo, Java, and Sumatra, and enters upon the Continent of India, or the Empire of the Great Mogul. Third edition.
London, Crokatt, 1725.
8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Gilt boarders to boards. Paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Parts of gilting to spine worn off. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally very fine and clean. (7), 469, (11) pp. + 3 folded maps (by Moll) and 10 engraved plates.
Third edition of vol. 2 of Salmon's extensive 'Modern History' containing information and maps of India, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra and many other places. Salmon’s "Modern History” is an ambitious attempt to provide a comprehensive account of the world’s countries, their histories, and their contemporary states during Salmon’s time and stands as a monumental achievement in the history of 18th-century historiography. His work is a fine example of the Enlightenment's goal for cataloging and comprehending the world, offering a unique snapshot of global perspectives as understood by Europeans in the early modern period. It represents one of the earliest comprehensive attempts to document and analyze the state of nations worldwide.
Order-nr.: 61295
DKK 2.500,00