Amsterdam, George Gallet, 1698 (+) Amsterdam, Lorme, 1699. 8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Lower part of front board with small hole in leather, showing the wooden boards underneath. With a few occassional brownspots. Line of imprint trimmed off in the second work and small tear to the map ('Relation du voyage de Mr Evert Isbrand'), otherwise a nice and clean copy. (6), 164, (4) pp. + frontispiece and 8 engraved plates" (4), 249, (1) pp. + folded map. Wanting the frontispiece.
First French translation of Adam Brand’s ‘Relation du voyage’, an 18-month journey to Beijing where he served as the embassy’s secretary. In 1692, Tsar Peter the Great commissioned Eberhard Isbrand Ides to lead a mission to the Kangxi Emperor of China, with Adam Brand functioning as the embassy's secretary. The delegation, comprising over 250 individuals including noblemen, advisors, merchants, and soldiers, arrived in Beijing after an 18-month journey in 1693. The embassy's primary accomplishment was securing permission for Russians to conduct business in Beijing with a caravan of up to 200 members every three years. The present work became extremely popular in Western Europe and it was quickly translated into various European languages including English (1698 and 1707), French (1699), Dutch (1699) and Spanish (1701). Withbound is Prideaux' ""La Vie de Mahomet"".
Amsterdam, Jean-Louis de Lorme, 1699 ; in-12 , 3ff-249pp , catalogue du libraire , relié plein veau époque , dos à nerfs ornés avec titre , illustré d’un frontispice et une carte dépliante (détachée), manque au dos, vieille mouillures en début d’ouvrage , ex-libris en haut du titre.
Édition originale de la traduction de l'allemand. L'ouvrage d'Isbrand, envoyé près l'Empereur de Chine, a été rédigé par Adam Brand, secrétaire de l'ambassade. La mission prévoyait de conclure des accords commerciaux avec la Chine. M3-Et2