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How to sail the waters of the East Indies

SALLOT DES NOYERS, Alexandre-Étienne-Denis.
Instructions sur les iles et les passages du grand archipel d'Asie, rédigées d'après les documents les plus récents et comprenant la côte Ouest de Sumatra ainsi que les îles extérieures, le détroit de la sonde et la côte Sud de Java.

With 140 full-page, double-page or folding plates, of which 119 maps and 21 views of coast lines.

With 140 full-page, double-page or folding plates, of which 119 maps and 21 views of coast lines.

With 140 full-page, double-page or folding plates, of which 119 maps and 21 views of coast lines.

With 140 full-page, double-page or folding plates, of which 119 maps and 21 views of coast lines.

With 140 full-page, double-page or folding plates, of which 119 maps and 21 views of coast lines.



Paris, Ad. Lainé & J. Havard, 1867-1868. 5 vols. 8vo. Original boards, paper title labels on spines, boards covered with yellow printed paper repeating the title. With 140 full-page, double-page or folding plates, of which 119 maps and 21 views of coast lines. VI, (2), [VII]-XXII, 240, (2); VI, (2), [VII]-XXIV, 4, 2, 192, (2); (4), XXIV, 24, 8, 22, 316, (2); (2), XXIV, 10, (2 blank), 14, (2 blank), 6, 10, 155; XXVII, 466 pp.

Extremely rare first edition of this extensive and richly illustrated work on the Indonesian archipelago, with numerous extra printed slips of paper bound in, many almost full-page, with additional, up-to-date information. On the maps of the coastal areas the depths are accurately indicated enabling ships to sail the waters of the Dutch East Indies safely.
The first volume is devoted to the West coast of Sumatra and the South coast of Java, volume 2 to North coast of Java, the Java Sea and the surroundings of Banca, Gaspar and Carimata, volume 3 to the islands and streets to the West of Java, the Street of Ombay, and that of Macassar. Volume 4 describes the Street of Malacca, Singapour, Durian, Rhio and the Linga archipelago. In the fifth volume the routes to the Cape of Good Hope and China are described. All volumes appeared in the series of the French Dépôt des cartes et plans de la marine, as nos. 422, 428, 433, 437 and 442.

Good set.
Chadenat 973; Polak 8602; NUC lists one copy only; only one copy in the Netherlands (The Hague, Inst. v. Maritieme historie); not in OCLC.

Related Subjects: Cartography  East Indies  Indonesia  Java  Voyages 

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