Francois Valentyn, 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën, vervattende een naaukeurige en uitvoerige verhandelinge van Nederlands mogentheyd in die gewesten, benevens eene wydlustige beschryvinge der Moluccos, Amboina, Banda, Timor, en Solor, Java, en alle de Eylanden onder dezelve landbestieringen behoorende (.). Als ook (.) van Choromandel, Pegu, Arracan, Bengale, Mocha, Persien, Malacca, Sumatra, Ceylon, Melabar, Celebes of Macassar, China, Japan, Tayouan of Formosa, Tonkin, Cambodia, Siam, Borneo, Bali, Kaap der Goede Hoop en van Mauritius...', 1734-1736, Dordrecht-Amsterdam, J. Van Braam - G. Onder de Linden, five volumes as published, folio, contemporary full leather binding with raised bands. An exceptional and rare work that describes the history of the Dutch East India Company while also covering geography, ethnography, and natural history, primarily focusing on the Moluccas. Fold-out maps and plans, engravings, etc. In overall very nice and original condition. Should be viewed in person.
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