Asia, of naukeurige beschrijving van het rijk des grooten Mogols, en een groot gedeelte van Indiën.

3 parts in 1 vol., folio: 379-[3], [2]-184, 43-[5] pp. (some browning and spotting, more obtrusive and centered in the 2nd part).

Contemp. calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands (corners sl. rubbed and bumped, joints rubbed and starting to split, def. to head and tail).

Complete first edition of this splendidly illustrated early account of Asia, including Persia and Georgia. The 1st part covers the empire of the "Great Mogol" (Central Asia and Northern India), the 2nd part Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, Dagestan, etc. All parts deal with the topography, religion, mythology, languages and politics of various regions. Engr.: title, 4 double-page maps ("Magni mogolis imperium", "Persia sive Sophorum regnum", "Paskaert vande Caspise Zee", "Tabula colchidis hodie mengrelie"), 12 double-page views, 16 full-page ill. and 32 half-page ill. in the text. Title in red & black. Printed in 2 col.
Ref. Tiele 299. - STCN.