‎LA BARBINAIS (Le Gentil De).‎
‎Nouveau Voyage au Tour du Monde. par Mr. le Gentil. Avec une Description de l'Empire de la Chine.‎

‎Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, 1728. 1728 3 vol. in-12° (178 x 107 mm.) de : frontispice gravé ; [3] ff. ; 314 pp. ; [5] ff. ; [6] ff. ; 227 pp. ; [1] ff. ; 192 pp. ; [12] ff. Titres en rouge et noir. 10 cartes dépliantes et 3 vues à pleine page. Demi-maroquin à coins moderne, dos à nerfs orné.‎

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‎Seconde édition de cette relation de voyage autour du monde, ornée d'un frontispice gravé par Audran et de 17 cartes et planches par Le Gentil de La Barbinais. Natif de Saint-Malo, de La Barbinais fut le premier navigateur français qui ait entrepris un voyage autour du monde. En août 1714, il s'embarqua sur un navire marchand armé pour le Chili, du port de Cancale. Arrivé à Lima, il dut se défaire de ses marchandises à 50% de perte. En mars 1716, il quitta le Pérou pour la Chine afin d'y chercher fortune. Durant son séjour, il fit la connaissance du Père Laureati, jésuite italien et mandarin apostolique. Celui-ci lui fournit beaucoup de renseignements sur la Chine. Puis il s'enferma dans un monastère de bonzes, avec lesquels il eut d'intéressants entretiens, ce qui lui permit de les consigner dans sa relation de voyage. En 1717, il atteignit l'île Bourbon (La Réunion). Après une escale au Brésil, il revint en Europe sans la fortune qu'il avait espérée à son départ de France. La relation de son voyage est rédigée sous forme de lettres. Dans celles-ci, il se borne à décrire les lieux qu'il a visités et les murs qu'il a observées, ne s'intéressant nullement aux observations nautiques. En revanche, le style agréable de sa relation, ses descriptions, ses réflexions sur le commerce, attestent d'un grand intérêt à la vérité. Bel exemplaire. 3 vol. in-12° (178 x 107 mm.) of: engr. frontispiece; [3] ff. ; 314 pp. ; [5] ff. ; [6] ff. ; 227 pp. ; [1] ff. ; 192 pp. ; [12] ff. Titles in red and black. 10 folding maps and 3 full-page views.Later half morocco. Second edition of this travel report around the world, decorated with a frontispiece engraved by Audran along with 17 maps and plates by Le Gentil de La Barbinais. Native of Saint-Malo, de La Barbinais was the first French navigator who undertook a trip around the world. In August 1714, he embarked on an armed merchant ship for Chile, from the port of Cancale. When he arrived in Lima, he had to get rid of his goods at a 50% loss. In March 1716, he left Peru for China to seek his fortune. During his stay, he met Father Laureati, Italian Jesuit and apostolic mandarin. This gives him a lot of information about China. Then, he shut himself up in a monastery of bonzes, with whom he had interesting conversations, which enabled him to record them in his travel report. In 1717, he reached Ile Bourbon (Reunion Island). After a stopover in Brazil, he returned to Europe without the fortune he had hoped for when he left France. The account of his trip is written in the form of letters. In these, he confines himself to describing the places he visited and the customs he observed, omitting nautical observations since he was not interested in the subject. The pleasant style of his relationship, his descriptions, his reflections on trade, attest to a great interest in the truth. Beautiful copy.‎

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