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First original French edition of a magnificent work on travels to, and history of China and the Philippines

GUIGNES, Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de.
Voyages à Peking, Manille et l'Ile de France, faits dans l'intervalle des années 1784 a 1801.

The atlas with 92 engraved illustrations on 61 leaves by De Guines after Deserve and 5 engraved maps of which folding, by D'Houdan.

The atlas with 92 engraved illustrations on 61 leaves by De Guines after Deserve and 5 engraved maps of which folding, by D'Houdan.

The atlas with 92 engraved illustrations on 61 leaves by De Guines after Deserve and 5 engraved maps of which folding, by D'Houdan.

The atlas with 92 engraved illustrations on 61 leaves by De Guines after Deserve and 5 engraved maps of which folding, by D'Houdan.

The atlas with 92 engraved illustrations on 61 leaves by De Guines after Deserve and 5 engraved maps of which folding, by D'Houdan.



Paris, L'Imprimerie impériale (J.J. Marcel), for sale at MM. Treuttel & Würtz, 1808. 4 volumes: 3 text volumes and 1 atlas volume. 8vo (text) and folio (atlas).. Text volumes in19th-century half calf, atlas volume in contemporary half calf. The atlas with 92 engraved illustrations on 61 leaves by De Guines after Deserve and 5 engraved maps of which folding, by D'Houdan. [4], LXIII, 439; [4] 476; [4], 488 pp.; atlas: 4 pp. text (title and index).

Original French edition of this fine and well illustrated work on the journey to, and history, costumes, feasts, customs, etc. of China and the Philippines by the French sinologist and lexicographer, and son of the sinologist Joseph de Guignes, Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes (1759-1845). In 1784 de Guignes was appointed Resident of France in China and consul at Canton. In 1794 and 1795, he accompanied the Dutch embassy to Peking. He returned to France after having lived for 17 years in China. During his stay in China and afterwards, de Guignes was a correspondent for the Académie des Sciences and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres at Paris. De Guignes is also the author of the Dictionnaire Chinois-Français et Latin, publié d'après l'ordre de S.M. l'empereur et roi Napoléon le Grand, published in 1813. A German translation of the work appeared in Leipzig in 1809-10.

Spine of atlas volume slightly damaged. Very good set.
Chadenat 590: "ouvrage tres estimé"; Cordier, Sinica, cols. 2351-2; Gay, Bibl. de l'Afrique et l'Arabe 3307; Lust 336; Morison II, 104.

Related Subjects: Cartography  China  Engravings  Philippines 

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