[Rarebooks] FS: Illustrated 18th Century Work on Native Americans

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--            [SCHROTER,       Johann       Friedrich;     CHARLEVOIX,
          Pierre-Francois-Xavier    de;     LAFITAU,   Joseph-Francois]
          BAUMGARTEN,  Siegmund Jakob. ALGEMEINE GESCHICHTE DER  LANDER
          UND VOLKER VON AMERICA. Halle: Johann Justinus Gebauer 1752 -
          1753. First  Edition.  Two  quarto  (7-3/4"  x  10")  volumes
          bound in  early full vellum with gilt lettering and rules  on
          the spine.  Illustrated  with  8  maps  (5  folding)  and  59
          full-page  engravings (6 folding), many of which depict early
          Native  Americans.  Most of the first volume contains  German
          translations  of  Lafiteau's MOEURS DES  SAUVAGES  AMERICAINS
          COMPARES  AUX  MOEURS DES PREMIERS TEMPS (Paris,  1723).  The
          second  volume is compiled from various sources, and includes
          German  translations  of passages from Charlevoix's  HISTOIRE
          ET DESCRIPTION  GENERALE DE LA NOUVELLE FRANCE (Paris, 1744).
          Baumgarten's  "Vorrede"  contains a bibliography of  the  New
          World.  The  social life and customs of Native  Americans  of
          both North  and  South America are described and  illustrated
          in detail,  with  chapters  on   individual  areas  including
          Florida,  New  England,  Virginia,  Peru,  Brasil,  and  even
          Jamaica  and  Greenland. There is much on the Incas as  well.
          Howes S-200;  Sabin  77989.  Text   and  plates  very  clean.
          Tasteful    early  twentieth  century   bookplate  on   front
          pastedowns. Near Fine                                $6500

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