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Title: Asia, of Naukeurige beschryving van het rijk des Grooten Mogols, en een groot gedeelte van Indiën: Behelsende de landschappen van Kandahar, Kabul, Multan, Haïkan, Bukkar... Beneffens een volkome beschryving van geheel Persie, Georgie, Mengrelie en andere gebuur-gewesten... Author: Dapper, Olfert Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Jakob van Meurs Date: 1672 Description: Two parts in one. 276, 6, 283-287, 276-379, [3]; [2], 16, 9-184, 43, [5] pp. Title-page printed in red & black. With added engraved pictorial title-page (included in the pagination); 28 copper-engraved plates, 12 of them double-page; 4 double-page copper-engraved maps; 33 engraved illustrations in the text. (folio) 31x20 cm. (12¼x8"), early vellum stamps in blind, reaised spine bands, morocco lettering piece. First Edition. First edition of Olfert Dapper's history and geography of Asia, primarily India and Persia, with notable illustrations and maps. A Dutch physician and writer, he wrote a number of books about world history and geography, although he never travelled outside the Netherlands. Lot Amendments Condition: Some rubbing and light staining to covers, front joint neatly repaired; some minor soiling or aging within, in very good or better condition, a nice copy. Item number: 253005