Shelfmark
Bl.1.01 - Bl.1.04
Additional shelfmark
Sa1.1.05 - Sa1.1.08 (copy 2)
Author
Du Halde, J.-B., 1674 - 1743 (Jean-Baptiste)
Title
Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Chinoise, enriche des cartes generales et particulieres de ces pays ... du Thibet, & de la Corée, & ornée d'un grand nombre de figures ... Par le P. J. B. Du Halde ... Tome premier [- quatrieme].
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Paris : Chez P.G. Le Mercier, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue Saint Jacques, au Livre d'Or, 1735.
Physical description
4v. plates (some folded, some coloured) : maps, ports., plans ; Fo.
Note
Compiled from the works (some unpublished) of 17 Jesuits.
Note
Printed in double columns.
Note
65 engraved plates: 42 folding or double-page maps, 11 single-page maps, 10 folding or double-page plates, 2 single-page plates.
Note
Four engraved vignette head-pieces, 4 engraved initials, some woodcut illustrations in text.
Note
Plates engraved by J-B.Haussard, A. Maisonneuve, M. Baquoy and Le Parmentier after designs by Antoine Humblot.
Note
With half-titles.
Note
Title-pages printed in red and black with engraved vignettes.
Note
Edited by Père Contancin (Lust).
Citation/references note
Cordier 46-7; Lust 12
Provenance
Given to Eton by Nicholas Kessler in 1997; Kessler bookplate.
Provenance
Bookplate of the Bibliothèque du Château de Mouchy-Noailles, dated 1847. With ms. ?shelfmarks.
Provenance
Ms. inscriptions: "Ex libris Antonii Guénard", and "Collegii Mussipontani Societatis Jesu, catalogo inscriptus" (title-page).
Provenance
Signature: "A. Van ?Name" (title-page, Vol. I).
Provenance
(Copy 2) Listed as no. 105 in auction catalogue of library of Sir Robert Abdy sold by Guérin, Paris 1975, and from the collection of François Ragazzoni, by Tajan, Paris 2003, as "Des bibliothèques... et Sir Abdy". Arms of Daniel Charles Trudaine de Montigny in gilt on upper and lower covers. Given to Eton by Nicholas Kessler. Bookplate of François Ragazzoni. Bookplate of Christopher Turnor.
Binding
18th century sprinkled calf.
Binding
(Copy 2) 18th century French red morocco, double gilt fillet borders with dentelles of outward facing fleur-de-lys framing an inner panel comprised of a heavily embossed double row of gilt floral or foliate tools, additional floriate corner pieces extending into the body of the binding; inner gilt dentelles of a single floral roll. Tools in the style of J-A.Derome (1696-1760). Overstamped gilt arms on upper and lower covers. Spines with 6 raised bands gilt, double gilt fillet borders to 7 compartments, 5 gilt-tooled floral corner pieces and a large central gilt floral tool, tan goatskin lettering and numbering-pieces in 2 compartments. Contemporary French blue silk paste-downs and endpapers, secured at inner hinges with blue-dyed linen thread.
Copy-specific note
Pencil notes on copy and edition (front pastedown).
Subject
China Early works to 1800.
Subject
Tibet (China) Early works to 1800.
Subject
Korea Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Ragazzoni, François former owner.
Added entry--name
Turnor, Christopher, 1809 - 1886 former owner.
Added entry--name
Haussard, J-B., fl. 1735 - fl. 1735 engraver.
Added entry--name
Maisonneuve, A., fl. 1735 - fl. 1735 engraver.
Added entry--name
Baquoy, M., 1735 - 1735 engraver.
Added entry--name
Parmentier, Jacques, 1658 - 1730 engraver.
Added entry--name
Trudaine de Montigny, Daniel Charles, 1703 - 1769 former owner.
Added entry--name
Abdy, Robert Henry Edward, 1896 - 1976 Sir, former owner.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Identifier
B10212