Travel
THUNBERG, Carl Peter
Voyage en Afrique et en Asie, principalement au Japon, pendant les années 1770-1779.
Fuchs, Paris 1794. First French edition. 8vo, xii, 532pp., complete with half-title, some light waterstaining, pages v-viii of preface misbound between pages 530 & 532, contemporary half calf, rebacked and recornered, a very good copy.
This is the French edition of Thunberg's famous journey to South Africa, Indonesia, Java, Japan and Ceylon. He was a pupil of Linneaus and eventually succeeded him. "His narrative affords considerable information respecting the natural history of the country together with notes on the Hottentots, Kafirs, and slaves, and general remarks on the state of the Cape at this period ... his botanical notes being of special value." (Mendelssohn).
Price: £ 1200
US Dollar Price: $ 2380
Stock Number: 46035