Original edition of this travel account to China at the end of the 18th century.
Charpentier-Cossigny, Joseph-François de. Journey to Canton, capital of the province of that name, in China; via Gorée, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Islands of France and Réunion; followed by observations on the trip to China, by Lord Macartney and citizen Van-Braam, and a Sketch of Indian and Chinese arts.
Paris, André, Yêr VII [1799].
Octavo of viii pp., 607 pp. Half red long-grain morocco, small green vellum corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt motifs and Greek frets, olive title piece, yellow edges. Binding of the time.
192 x 118 mm.
Original edition of this travel account to China at the end of the 18th century.
Copy dated Yêr VII (others bêr VI).
Cordier, Sinica, 2105; Ryckebusch, 1600.
The author, a specialist in indigo, coffee, and spices, provides the account of his journey and also offers critical observations on the travel accounts to China by Macartney and Van Braam (Boucher de la Richarderie, V, p. 288).
Very bêutiful copy with a smooth spine of red morocco finely decorated with a harmonious neo-classical design.
