M. le Baron de M**** - Petits Voyages Pittoresques dans l'Asie, l'Afrique, l'Amérique. Tome II - 1813

Item description

Title: Petits Voyages Pittoresques dans l'Asie, l'Afrique, l'Amérique, la Polynésie et les Terres Australes; containing the description of the principal countries... and that of their inhabitants (Volume Two)
Author: M. le Baron de M****
Publisher: Chez Saintin, Libraire de S. M. l'Impératrice, rue du Foin-Saint-Jacques, Paris
Publication year: 1813
Language: French

Bibliographic Particularities & Features:
Offer is the second volume (Tome Deuxième) of this extremely rare ethnographic plate work from the era of the First French Empire (Napoleon I., Paris 1813).

Complete Plate Sequence for Volume 2:
This volume continues seamlessly from the first part and contains the complete sequence of all 17 copper-engraved plates (Planches 16 to 32).

Historically Significant & Exotic Motifs:
The plates depict fascinating costume and peoples representations from overseas, including:
* Plate 16: Chinese Lady / Mandarin & Tartars Usbecks
* Plate 17: Lady of Lima / People of Peru
* Plate 19: Man and Woman of Hindustan
* Plate 20: Arab Woman / Bedouin
* Plate 21: Moluccas Islands: Man and Woman of Ambon
* Plate 22: Man and Woman of the Barbary States
* Plate 24: Man and Woman of Tahiti (Otaïti)
* Plate 25: Man and Woman of Tierra del Fuego
* Plate 26: Man and Woman of Pegu
* Plate 27: Tschoutkis
* Plate 28: Man and Woman of Siam
* Plate 29: Eskimo Man and Woman
* Plate 30: Man and Woman of Java
* Plate 31: Indians of California
* Plate 32: Man and Woman Iroquois

Contents Appendix:
At the end the volume also includes the rare historical text collection “Petit Recueil de Relations Intéressantes” (including shipwrecks and historical travel accounts from 1765).

Condition:
Binding & Covers: The paper spine of the binding is missing. The two covers are present and worn. Important for collectors: The inner sewing/binding is still good, firm and intact.

Plates & Paper: The paper is age-toned and lightly foxed in places. The copper engravings are crisp, clean and printed with strong contrast.

Note on Photos:
The included close-up photos (title page, cover/spine, and all copper-engraved plates) establish the completeness of the plate section and are an essential part of the condition description.

Private sale from my private collection.