Jun 22, 2023 - Sale 2642

Sale 2642 - Lot 153

Price Realized: $ 1,430
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
(EQUATORIAL TRAVEL.) Charles-Marie de la Condamine. Journal du Voyage fait par Ordre du Roi, a l'Équateur, Servant d'Introduction Historique a la Mesure des Trois Premiers Degrés du Méridien.[with] Supplement. [2], xxxvi, 280, xv, [4], viii, 52; [12], 266, x, viii; [8], 222, xxviii, [2] pages, engraved headpieces and title vignette, large engraved folding map of Quito, 8 engraved folding plates, maps, and diagrams, letterpress folding table of observations. 3 volumes. 4to, 10x7 3/4 inches, contemporary mottled calf with gilt spines, light wear with hinges starting in places; title-pages with signs of a small oval removal, closed tear at mount of large folding map, generally a nice complete set. Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale, 1751,1754