Author: Percival, Robert
Title: Voyage a l’ile de Ceylan, fait dans les années 1797 à 1800; contenant l’histoire, la géographie et la description des moeurs des habitans, ainsi que celle des productions naturelles du pays. Tra
Description: 2 vols. Half calf leather, spine with title shield and volume shield, cornes slightly worn. 8°, paginated: [4] 1-316, [4] 1-304. With 4 engraved folded maps. The text a bit browned. In all a good copy. First and only french edition of Percival’s travels to Ceylon. It includes a large folded map of Ceylon (the present Sri-Lanka), Port de Trinquemale (Trinque male), Port de Colombo and a Carte de la Peche des Perles. B0053.

Keywords: Topography & Travel|travel