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[LAET, JOANNES DE] (EDITOR): De Imperio Magni Mogolis, sive, India vera commentarius e variis auctoribus congestus. Lugd. Bat., Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1631.
16mo. Pp. (viii), 285, index (16). Including an engraved title by Duysend and one woodcut in the text. Contemporary vellum, title label (later) on spine. Bookplate. First issue of the first edition. A second issue appeared in the same year which seems more common. Joannes De Laet (1593-1649), a Flemish naturalist and geographer, was Director of the Dutch West Indies Company. This work was compiled from various sources including previously unpublished material in the VOC archives. It is a valuable description of India, especially interesting for the northwestern parts, and it is probably the first attempt to provide a systematic account of the Mughal Empire for Western readers. Berghman 1918. Willems 354.
Offered for EUR 500.00 = appr. US$ 789.50 by: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books - Book number: 35030
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