Lot 1137
Marsden, Beschreibung der Insel Sumatra
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Auction schedule:
29-10-2025 / Lot 1099-1165 / session starting 5.45 PM
Marsden, W. Natürliche und bürgerliche Beschreibung der Insel Sumatra in Ostindien. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Leipzig, Schwickert, 1785. (20,5:12,5 cm). Mit 1 gefalt. Kupferkarte. 466 S., 3 Bll. Spät. Hldr., Rücken, Rückdeckel u. Vorsätze mit einigen Wurmspuren.
Cordier, BI 1107; vgl. Cox I, 300 (EA.) u. Hill 193 (Ausg. 1811). - Erste deutsche Ausgabe, die englische Originalausgabe erschien 1783. "This book gave Marsden a reputation that still holds today. He was an orientalist, in the service of the East India Company, and resided in Sumatra in 1771-79. He studied everything that came under his notice, including the difficult Sumatran tongue" (Cox). - Vereinzelt stockfleckig, auch Titel.