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(AFRICA.) Olfert Dapper. Description de l'Afrique,Contenant les Noms, la Situation & les Confins de Toutes ses Parties, leurs Rivieres, leurs Villes & leurs Habitations, leurs Plantes & leurs Animaux; les Moeurs, les Coutumes, la Langue, les Richesses, la Religion & let Gouvernement de ses Peuples. [iv], 534, [22] pages, engraved additional title, large folding map, 42 double-page engraved maps and views (one folding), 55 engraved in-text illustrations. Folio, 14 1/2x10 inches, contemporary calf with gilt spine and lettering-piece, a bit dry and worn but sturdy; moderate toning and foxing, continent map offset; ex-libris ink stamps and bookplate. Amsterdam: Wolfgang, Waesberge, Boom & van Someren, 1686
French edition of one of the great illustrated works devoted to the African continent.
"...an eye-catching collection of exotic curiosities: he sincerely tried to understand African societies, working for posterity... Dapper deserves to be hailed as a great pioneer in the field of African studies" [translated] -- Adam Jones, Olfert Dapper et sa Description de l'Afrique, in Objets Interdits, 1989, pages 76-81.
