Description : Norden,F.L.
Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie. 2 Bde. Kopenhagen, Impr. de la Maison Royale 1755. Gr.Fol. Mit gest., kolor. Porträt, 19 (2 kolor.) gest. Vign., 10 gest. (3 kolor.) Initialen u. 131 (statt 159, davon 13 modern kolor.) Kupfertaf. u. -Karten v. M. Tuscher nach Norden. 20 Bl., 104 S., 2 Bl., S. (107)-288. Mod. Hldrbde. im St. d. Zt. mit Rverg. u. Rsch.
Brunet IV, 101, Cox 1, 383, Gay 2169, Paulitschke 746 (eine dort genannte Ausgabe 1751 existiert nicht), Thieme-B. XXXIII, 504, nicht im Neederl. Scheepvart Mus. (Amsterdam) u. im Nat. Maritime Museum (London). - Erste Ausgabe der Prachtpublikation. - Norden was an excellent draughtsman, especially in shipbuilding, and in order to further his progress in this field he went abroad to study, under commission from King Christian VII of Denmark. While in Florence, he received order to proceed to Egypt and examine the wonders and Monuments of that land. The results are embodied in the above work (Cox). Mit Karten, Ansichten u. prachtvollen Abbildungen ägypt. Altertümer. - Ohne d. gest. Front. Portr. ausgeschnitten u. mont. Titelbl. mit kl. anges Eckabriss, Widmungsbl. mit gekl. Einriss. Es fehlen 28 Taf. u. die S. 33-36 in Bd. 1. Von den erwähnten Mängeln abgesehen, sauberes u. breitrand., nur in den Rändern tls. leicht stockfl. Ex. auf starken Papier. St.a.T. - +EGYPT+. 2 vol. Kopenhagen, Impr. de la Maison Royale 1755. Large Folio. With engr., col. portrait, 19 (2 col.) engr. vignettes, 10 engr. (3 col.) initials and 131 (of 159, 13 modern col.) copperplates and maps by M. Tuscher after Norden. 20 ll., 104 pp., 2 ll., pp. (107)-288. Modern halfleather in the style of the period with gilt spine and label. - First edition of this magnificent work.. - Norden was an excellent draughtsman, especially in shipbuilding, and in order to further his progress in this field he went abroad to study, under commission from King Christian VII of Denmark. While in Florence, he received order to proceed to Egypt and examine the wonders and monuments of that land. The results ara embodied in the above work (Cox). With maps, views and illustrations of Egyptian ancient sites. - Without the engr. frontisp. Portrait cut out and mounted. Title with rep. edge, dedication leaf with rep. tear. Missing 28 plates and pp. 33-36 in vol. 1. Otherwise beautiful copy, clean and wide margins, some slight foxing only in the margins. Copy on strong paper. Stamp on title.
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