Collection of various journeys made in Africa and America, which have not been published; containing the origin, the customs, the customs & the trade of the inhabitants of these two parts of the world. With curious treatises concerning Upper Ethiopia, the overflow of the Nile, the Red Sea, & the Prete-Jean. Paris, Louis Billain, 1674. In-4 (241 x 178 mm) of 8 ff. n.ch., 262, 81, 23, 49pp. 1 f. n.ch. (faux-title for the Description de l'isle de la Jamaïque badly placed), 35 pp. 4 engraved folding maps, 13 engraved plates. Modern calf in the style of the period, spine ribbed, edges spotted.
Alden-Landis, 674/159; Sabin, 36944; J.C.B. III, pp. 283-284; Leclerc, 508; Chadenat, 1192.
First edition of this important compilation of texts, some in original edition (La Borde) and others in French translation.
"There seems to be no earlier publication of de La Borde's Relation de l'origine des Caraïbes. The achevé d'imprimer is of 4 October 1673" (JCB).
One finds in the collection:
- LIGON, Richard. History of the Island of Barbados (1 map, 12 plates).
- WISCHE, Pierre (trans. of English by) Relation de la rivière du Nil, de sa source et de son cours (1 map).
- TELLES, Baltazar. Extract from the history of Ethiopia, written in Portuguese (1 plate on the back of the title). (1 map).
- BLOME, Richard]. Description of the Island of Jamaica and of all those possessed by the English in America. With observations made by Sieur Thomas, governor of Jamaica (1 map).
- Relation of the island of Barbados.
- Description of the island of Saint Christophe.
- Relation of the voyage made on the coast of Africa, in November & December of the year 1670. January & February 1671 beginning at Cape Verd.
- LA BORDE. Relation of the origin, morals, customs, relation... of the Antilles Islands of America.
- Relation of Guiana, and what can be done there. (False title of Blome badly placed at the head).
- Description of the Empire of Prete-Jean (sic).
Henri Justel, erudite collector was secretary of Louis XIV before being exiled in England at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He was then appointed librarian to the king of England and became curator of the King's Library.
Complete with the large folding map preceding the Relation de la rivière du Nil, which is often missing.
Extremely rare set, complete with all required plates and maps; some minor restorations to the maps.
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