Bartolomé Leonardo de ARGENSOLA
Histoire de la conquête des isles Moluques par les Espagnols, par les Portugais, & par les Hollandais
Chez Jacques Desbordes|à Amsterdam 1706|9.50 x 16.40 cm|3 volumes reliés
French first edition illustrated with 3 repeated frontispieces, one portrait, 6 folding maps and 26 folding plates, being 36 figures in total. The complete set of illustrations is present whereas most copies lack one or several plates. The Spanish original dates from 1609. "This translation is more complete than the original: the third volume is entirely composed of the history of conquests made by the Dutch in this country". Chadenat, 739p.
Armorial copy with arms stamped on the upper covers and cipher on the lower covers. Unidentified.
Contemporary full brown speckled sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with central fleuronné lozenges and roulettes on the bands. Brown
€2,000