(Schwabe,J.J. Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und Lande, oder Sammlung aller Reisebeschreibungen... Vol. 1. Lpz., Arkstee & Merkus 1747). 4°. With 1 eng. Vign. and 34 (of 35) partly folded and folio copper plates and maps. 12 (of 13) pp., 876 p. Laid. Central hardcover (backstrip missing, cover loose). First edition. - The volume deals with the voyages of the Portuguese to the East Indies as well as the voyages of the English to Guinea and the East Indies. The plates mainly show maps (including Japan, Africa, France and Spain etc.), views (Mozambique, Sierra Leone etc.), natives (Congo, Japan). - Missing the title page, the gest. Front, as well as the plate "Ein Büffel". Some spotting, purchased as seen.

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