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IDES (EVERT YSBRANTS) Three Years Travels from Moscow Over-Land to China, thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking, W. Freeman, J. Walthoe [and others], 1706
1 February 2017, 13:00 GMT
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IDES (EVERT YSBRANTS)
Three Years Travels from Moscow Over-Land to China, thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking, first English edition, engraved frontispiece, 30 engraved plates (8 folding), large folding engraved map (short repair), contemporary calf, spine gilt with red morocco lettering label, joints slightly weakened [Cordier Sinica 2468; Löwendahl 194; Lust 519], 4to (245 x 190mm.), W. Freeman, J. Walthoe [and others], 1706
Footnotes
Ides travelled as Ambassador to China in 1693, as part of a Russian mission. First published in Dutch in 1704, this first English edition has 30 newly engraved plates.
Provenance: Earl of Findlater, armorial bookplate.