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    Lot 12. BRAND, Adam.

    Relation du voyage de M. Evert Isbrand,

    Sold: £492

    Relation du voyage de M. Evert Isbrand, 92986
    envoyé de Sa Majesté Czarienne a l’empereur de la Chine, en 1692, 93, & 94. Par le sieur Adam Brand. Avec une lettre de monsieur ***, sur l’etat présent de la Moscovie.
    Amsterdam, Chez Jean-Louis de Lorme, 1699

    “”Brand was the secretary to Evert Ysbrandszoon Ides’ embassy from the Russian Czar to Peking of 1693-95. His [book] is valuable not only for its description of the route and the Siberian tribes he encountered along the way, but especially for his vivid account of the embassy’s experiences in China, his description of the Great Wall and Chinese frontier settlements, and his report of the embassy’s reception in Peking. Brand includes a brief general description of China, which appears to have been taken from standard published works. His eyewitness reports of the temples he visited, the dust on Peking streets, the negotiations with Chinese officials, the official banquets he attended, and so forth, are his most important contributions to Europe’s knowledge of Asia.”” (Lach). Originally published in German the previous year, shortly followed by an English translation.

    Description

    First French edition. 12mo, [4], 249, [1] pp, engraved frontispiece, double-page engraving of the Pagoda at Siam, large folding map, contemporary calf, morocco label, spine richly gilt, carmine edges; old ownership inscription to title, corners just bumped, small stains to covers else a fine, fresh copy.

    Bibliography

    Cordier Sinica 2469.