KOLBE (PETER) Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van de Kaap de Goede Hoop... Waar by nog kom...

KOLBE (PETER) Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van de Kaap de Goede Hoop... Waar by nog komt, een zeer nette en uit eige ondervinding opgemaakte Beschryving van den oorsprong der Hottentotten, 2 vol., first edition in Dutch, half-title, title in red and black and additional engraved pictorial title in volume 1, engraved portrait, 5 engraved folding maps (of 6), 46 engraved plates (one folding), without title in volume 2, one plate with short tear just reaching into image and 4 with trace of worming, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, titled in ink on spines, soiled [Mendelssohn I, p.843-844; Nissen, ZBI 2282], folio (340 x 210mm.), Amsterdam, Balthazar Lakeman, 1727 Footnotes: First published in German in 1719, this first edition in Dutch is enlarged with additional engraved plates. The author based his important account of the Cape on the eight years he spent there between 1705 and 1713, providing important information on both the natural history and peoples of the area. Provenance: Percival Ross Frames, armorial bookplate. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing