Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und Lande, oder, Sammlung aller Reisebeschreibungen, welche bis itzo in verschiedenen Sprachen von allen Völkern herausgegeben worden : und einen vollständigen Begriff von der neuern Erdbeschreibung und Geschichte machen . /

• Main Authors: Astley, Thomas., Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Histoire générale des voyages. German., Arkstée et Merkus.
• Format: Text
• Language: German
• Published: Leipzig : Bey Arkstee und Merkus 1747
• Subjects: Voyages and travels; Pacific; Bakker; North Atlantic
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Includes indexes. Etchers of ill. include: Frans de Bakker, Gabriel François Louis Debrie, Du Flos (after Picart), Jacob Folkema (after C.F. Fritz), Nicolaes van Frankendaal, Legrand, G.J. Marstaller, Jan Punt. Some ill. after Charles Eisen. Vols. 1-7, translation of: A new general collection of voyages and travels (London : T. Astley, 1745-1747). Vol. 8, 10-13, 15-21, translated from: Histoire générale des voyages / abbé Prévost (Paris : Didot, 1746-1789). v. 3. West Africa -- v. 6. China -- v. 12. South Pacific -- v. 15. South America -- v. 17. North America, Antilles -- v. 21. North Atlantic, general indexes. Sabin Sabin Mode of access: Internet. Binding, c. 2: sprinkled goatskin. Spine gilt tooled including title and vol. no. Front free endpaper recto has MS text in German. Binding, c. 1: vellum. Edges sprinkled black. Some zoological plates hand colored, chiefly in v. 3.