Voyage de Siam, des pères jésuites, envoyez par le roy aux Indes & à la Chine. Avec leurs observations, et leurs remarques de physique, de géographie, d'hydrographie, et d'histoire [- Second voyage du père Tachard et des jésuites envoyez par le roy [...]].

2 vol., 4to: [16]-424-[8], [8]-416 [= 436]-[12] pp.; 25 (of 26) pl. (one pl. in vol. I missing; some foxing, some sl. soiling, pp. 100-101 of vol. I and the 2 pl. soiled, occ. quires sl. age-toned, ink stain to lower margins of pp. 305-307 of vol. I, pl. p. 91 of vol. I hand-coloured, tear in title of vol. II strengthened).

Contemp. mottled calf, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands, red spr. edges (very rubbed, lacks to head and tail of vol. I, three corners of vol. I bumped, spine, joints and corners of vol. II repaired).

Rare complete set in first edition of the first and second travel account by the French missionary Tachard (1651-1712), who was first sent to the Caribbean and then twice to the Kingdom of Siam to establish diplomatic relations. Illustrated with 25 (of 26) plates, of which 16 fold., depicting maps (i.a. of Batavia), indigeneous people, fauna and flora; 8 headpieces (one in vol. I showing the reception of the Siamese ambassadors by Louis XIV), 2 in-text ill., 2 title-vignettes and two copper-engr. initials.
Ref. DBS VII:1802:1. - Chadenat 187. - Cox I:328. - Cordier, Indosinica, 947 & 953. - Nissen (ZBI) 4066-4067.
Prov. Stamp and bookpl. of a school in Lille and stamp of a Jesuit College in Metz in vol. I.