[Rarebooks] FS: 1753 Well Illustrated Volume on the Americas with much on Native Americans
Charles Agvent
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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, Brazil, 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. (#012372) $4,000
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