Tor ân olof (2 risultati)

Pp. (ii), 238. Modern boards, new endpapers. Some light staining. The first part contains a German translation of Tor? n's account of his voyage to China in 1750-52, in the form of letters to Linn? (first published in Stockholm 1772). The second part is a German translation of Ekeberg's "Kort ber?§ttelse om den Chinesiska Landt-hush??llningen" first published in Stockholm 1757. Cordier BS 2097-98. Sabin 96191.…

12mo. Pp. 92. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, red edges, worn. First French edition of Tor? n's account of his voyage to China, translated from the Swedish (1757). Olof Tor? n (1718?Äì53) was chaplain on the East India voyage via Surat in India to China. He sent letters to Linn? together with samples of seeds and plants he had found along the route. He died on a second voyage and his letters were published posthumously by Linn? . Cordier BS 2098. L??wendahl 559. Soulsby 3602. BOUND WITH: EKEBERG, CARL GUSTAF: Pr? cis historique de l'? conomie rurale des chinois, pr? sent? ?? l'Academie Royale des Sciences de Su?®de l'an 1754., publi? par M. Linnaeus, & traduit du Su?®dois par M. Dominique de Blackford. Milan 1771. Pp. (iv); 47. First French edition of "Kort ber?§ttelse om den chinesiska landt-hush??llningen" (1757) which is devoted to Chinese agriculture. Ekeberg (1716?Äì84) made several voyages to India and China as a scientist in the service of the East India Company. Cordier BS 2098. Hebbe 529. L??wendahl 556. Soulsby 3569.AND: BLACKFORD, DOMINIQUE DE: Pr? cis de l'? tat actuel des colonies angloises dans l'Am? rique Septentrionale. Milan 1771. Pp. 99, (1). Sabin 5691.…