Pierre-Martin de LA MARTINIÈRE
Voyage des pais septentrionaux. Dans lequel se void les mœurs, maniere de vivre, & superstitions des Norweguiens, Lappons, Kiloppes, Borandiens, Syberiens, Samojedes, Zembliens, & Islandois, enrichi de plusieurs figures[A New Voyage into the Northern Countries: Being a Description of the Manners, Customs, Superstitions, Buildings, and Habits of the People in Norway, Lapland, Siberia, and Iceland]
Vendôme, Louis (159.-168. ; libraire)|Paris 1671|9.9 x 15.2 cm|Relié
First edition of this curious account of Arctic exploration, published in Paris by Louis Vendosme in 1671. Illustrated with an engraved pictorial title bearing the arms of the City of Paris, a portrait of the author and fourteen copper-engraved illustrations in the text, depicting the inhabitants of the northern regions, their costumes and boats, together with various hunting and fishing scenes. The engraved title and portrait are signed by Ladame.
A copy retaining the author's portrait, absent from some copies of the first edition. The John Carter Brown Library records two states, distinguished by the presence of the portrait and of the word “Fin” at the foot of the final page...
€3,500