Johann Lucas NIEKAMP
Histoire de la mission danoise dans les Indes orientales, qui renferme en abrégé les rélations que les missionnaires évangéliques en ont données, depuis l'an 1705 jusqu'à la fin de l'année 1736[History of Danish Missionaries in India 1705‑1736]
Henri-Albert Gosse & Cie|Geneva 1745|11.5 x 20 cm|3 volumes reliés en 1
First edition of the French translation of this account of the Lutheran mission’s activities on the eastern coast of India, originally published under various titles.
Contemporary full marbled light brown calf, spine with five raised bands richly gilt with garland rolls and double decorative panels, light brown calf title label, headcap shaved, gilt fillets along the edges, corners restored, red edges, period binding.
Since 1620, the Danish East India Company had held several trading posts and possessions along the Indian coastline, the principal settlement being Tranquebar. Transferred to the Danish Crown in 1779, these outposts became Danish colonies. However, frequently att
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