Please note that the companion volume 1 is lot 767 in this auction
This volume contains 34 plates and runs to 1056 pages plus index.
The plates are as follows:
1. Four portrait plate to face title page
2. New and accurate map of America
3. Western Atlantic Ocean
4. Chart of the West Indies
5. Interview of Cortes
6. Antient Mexico
7. City of San Salvador
8. A new map of Georgia
9. Correct Draught of the North Pole
10. The Whale Fishery and Killing the Bears
11. A New and accurate map of Europe
12. A miner of Drontheim etc
13. Habits of the women of Augsburg etc
14. St Peter’s church etc
15. A prospect of the city of Genoa
16. Pont du Gard
17. Amphitheatre in Nismes
18. The Famous Bridge and Fortess of Esseck
19. A new and exact map of Asia
20. An accurate chart of the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas
21. An accurate map of the Morea
22. A new and accurate map of the whole Russian empire
23. Four portrait plate incl Wogulski Tartars
24. Tobelski and Skamanskoy
25. Four portrait plate incl Russians travelling on dog sleads
26. Four portrait plate incl Religious ceremonies Niscovian
27. Tungzian Prince with long hair
28. Four vignette plate incl Targazinian Tartar
29. The Embassadours Entry through the famous Chinese wall
30. Inside the temple of Tugangu Peking
31. Tungxo/Pilgrimage
32. A new and accurate map of China
33. Plans of the old and new city of peking
34. An exact chart of the all the countries Capt. Behring travelled
The binding is fairly poor commensurate with age and is cracked to the hinges. Chip to binding. Bump to corners. The half titles are largely missing.
