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Daniel and Armanda Good Pebble House Swanton Road Gunthorpe, NR24 2NS Norfolk, United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)1328-830609
LANDMARK WORK FOR ANY COLLECTION ON ALPINISM
Ouresiphoites Helveticus, sive itinera per Helvetiae alpinas regiones facta annis 1702-1711.
Leiden, P. Van der Aa, 1723.
4to (23.5 x 18.5 cm). Engraved title page, 4 engraved title vignettes; 4 copper engravings (portraits), 21 copper engraved maps and plans (16 folded); 108 partly folded, copper engravings including 31 (23 folded) town views. Contemporary vellum.
First complete edition in Latin. Very important, extraordinary travel account of the Swiss natural scientist Johann Jacob Scheuchzer. With beautiful maps and plans of the Swiss Cantons, mountain valleys and rivers. Especially wonderfully engraved town views, partly from bird’s-eye perspective. - Minor age toning throughout; binding slightly worn, otherwise in excellent condition.
£8950.00
(equal to approx. US$14154.78*, CHF13373.27* or €11133.26* for 18 May 2012)
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