Jacques-Joseph LE MAIRE
Les voyages du sieur Le Maire aux îles Canaries, Cap-Verd, Sénégal, et Gambie. Sous Monsieur Dancourt, directeur général de la Compagnie roïale d'Affrique[A voyage of the Sieur Le Maire to the Canary Islands, Cape‑Verd, Senegal and Gamby, under Monsieur Dancourt, Director‑General of the Royal African Company]
Jacques Colombat|Paris 1695|8.3 x 14.3 cm|Relié
Rare first edition (cf. Gay 367; Leclerc 638).
The work is illustrated with a map of the port and harbor of Brest and five plates: How the beds of the Negroes are made [and] The house of the Negroes – How the Moors ride their Camels, Horses and Oxen with their merchandise – How the Negroes collect palm wine [sic] [and] How they climb the palm trees [and] How the Negroes make incisions to extract the palm wine [and] how they are dressed – Dress of lords and notable persons – How the women are dressed and how they carry their children on their backs [and] How the Negroes dance in a circle.
This account is considered a valuable narrative, offering noteworthy details on the trade
€2,000