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APRÈS DE MANNEVILLETTE, JEAN-NICOLAS-BAPTISTE-DENIS D'. Instructions sur la Navigation des Indes Orientales et de la Chine, pour servir au Neptune Oriental. [2] (of [4]), lviii, 574, [14], xv, [1] pages; lacks the title. bound with:Supplément au Neptune Oriental. xx, 52 pages. Together, 2 volumes in one. 4to, 214x175 mm, contemporary 1/2 sheep, worn, bottom portion of spine painted black, cover corners damaged; marginal dampstaining throughout with traces of mold at end of Supplément. Paris & Brest, 1775; 1781
first editions of a volume of sailing directions published to accompany the 1775 enlarged edition of the author's nautical atlas of Africa and Asia, Le Neptune Oriental, and a supplement containing additions and corrections. See also lot 301.
