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Eighteenth-century description of East Asia

SALMON, Thomas (& Matthias van GOCH).
Hedendaegsche historie, of tegenwoordige staet van alle volkeren; in opzigte hunner landsgelegenheit, personen, klederen, gebouwen, zeden, wetten, gewoontens, godsdienst, regering, konsten en wetenschappen, koophandel, handwerken, landbouw, landziektens, planten, dieren, mineralen en andere zaken tot de natuurlyke historie dienende. I. deel. Behelzende de tegenwoordige staet der keizerryken China en Japan, als mede  van de Ladrones, Filippynsche en Molukkische eilanden, en van Makassar.

Engraved allegorical frontispiece by J.C. Philips (1729), 3 engraved folding maps of (1) China, including Japan and Kamchatka, (2) Japan, and (3) the Philippines, including the greater part of the Dutch East Indies; 2 full-page and 5 folding engraved plates, 4 of which signed by J.C. Philips, and dated 1728-29.

Engraved allegorical frontispiece by J.C. Philips (1729), 3 engraved folding maps of (1) China, including Japan and Kamchatka, (2) Japan, and (3) the Philippines, including the greater part of the Dutch East Indies; 2 full-page and 5 folding engraved plates, 4 of which signed by J.C. Philips, and dated 1728-29.

Engraved allegorical frontispiece by J.C. Philips (1729), 3 engraved folding maps of (1) China, including Japan and Kamchatka, (2) Japan, and (3) the Philippines, including the greater part of the Dutch East Indies; 2 full-page and 5 folding engraved plates, 4 of which signed by J.C. Philips, and dated 1728-29.

Engraved allegorical frontispiece by J.C. Philips (1729), 3 engraved folding maps of (1) China, including Japan and Kamchatka, (2) Japan, and (3) the Philippines, including the greater part of the Dutch East Indies; 2 full-page and 5 folding engraved plates, 4 of which signed by J.C. Philips, and dated 1728-29.

Engraved allegorical frontispiece by J.C. Philips (1729), 3 engraved folding maps of (1) China, including Japan and Kamchatka, (2) Japan, and (3) the Philippines, including the greater part of the Dutch East Indies; 2 full-page and 5 folding engraved plates, 4 of which signed by J.C. Philips, and dated 1728-29.



Amsterdam, Isaak Tirion, 1729. 6 parts in one vol. 8vo. Contemporary blind tooled vellum, title in ink on spine. Engraved allegorical frontispiece by J.C. Philips (1729), 3 engraved folding maps of (1) China, including Japan and Kamchatka, (2) Japan, and (3) the Philippines, including the greater part of the Dutch East Indies; 2 full-page and 5 folding engraved plates, 4 of which signed by J.C. Philips, and dated 1728-29. (20), 200, (4), 203-318, (2), 319-442, (4), 443-554, (8), 555-645, (19) pp.

Original edition of the first volume of the Dutch translation of an extensive series on the geography, history and culture of most parts of the world, consisting of 44 volumes. This first volume deals extensively with China, Japan, the Philippines, the Moluccas and Celebes (the present Sulawesi) with its capital Makassar. This first vol. (as also vols. 2-9) is translated and much enlarged by Matthias van Goch (d. 1739), who added many original notes. Beginning with the part on Japan and the Moluccas in this volume, Van Goch enlarged and adopted the original text by Thomas Salmon to such extend that his text can be considered as Van Goch's own work. He could make use of the annotations by Gerrit Voogt which he wrote during his stay in Decima from 1706 till 1714. This part is illustrated with a beautiful view on the island Decima, the Dutch foot-hold in Japan.
The original English edition was compiled by Thomas Salmon (1679-1767): Modern history, or The present state of all nations, the first volume of which (here translated) appeared in London in 1725. Thomas Salmon was an historical and geographical writer. He travelled extensively and resided in the Indies for many years. The original English series consists of three volumes. The entire Dutch series, based on Salmon's work translation, of which volumes 1-9 were translated/written/adapted by Matthias van Goch, was published in 44 volumes, between 1729 and 1803, published by Isaak Tirion and others. An Italian translation appeared in 23 volumes (1738-61). The work was also partly translated into German from 1748 onwards.
Our copy preserves the unpaginated separate titles for the parts on Japan (nr. III and IV), Philippines (Nr. V and a leaf with the contents), and the Moloccas (Nr. VI, with 3 unpaginated lvs. with a preface).

Fine copy.
Tiele 1033; Cordier, Japonica, p.431.

Related Subjects: China  History  Indonesia  Japan  Philippines  Travel & Voyages 

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