Author: Sonnerat , Pierre (1748-1814)
Title: Voyage Aux Indes Orientales Et a la Chine : Fait Par Ordre Du Roi, Depuis 1774 Jusqu'En 1781, Dans Lequel on Traite Des Moeurs de la Religion, Des Sciences & Des Arts Des Indiens, Des Chinois, Des Pégouins & Des Madégasses; Suivi D'Observations Sur le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, Les Isles de France & de Bourbon, Les Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, Les Philippines & Les Moluques, & de Recherches Sur L'Histoire Naturelle de Ces Pays. First Edition
Description: Paris: Chez l'auteur; Froulé; Nyon; Barrois 1782. 8vo.13 x 21.2 cm. 3 vols. Contemporary marbled calf with gilt spines and 5 raised bands. Rubbing to corners. 7 folding plates.. 3 vol.in-8, veau marbr. dos à nerfs, ornés, pièce de titre et de tomaison un peu effacés, tr. rouge (rel. frottées). Première édition in-8 après l'originale in-4 parue la même année. Illustré de 7 planches repliées. Coins émoussés et qq. mq. aux coiffes.. Provenance: Bibliothèque du Marquis de Rochambeau. Expertise by Madame Danyela PETITOT....Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814) was a French naturalist and explorer who made several voyages to southeast Asia between 1769 and 1781. He published this two-volume account of his voyage of 1774-81 in 1782. Volume 1 deals exclusively with India, whose culture Sonnerat very much admired, and is especially noteworthy for its extended discussion of religion in India, Hinduism in particular. Volume 2 covers Sonnerat's travels to China, Burma, Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), Indonesia, and the Philippines. The book is illustrated with engravings based on Sonnerat's drawings. Among the most interesting illustrations are Sonnerat's pictures of various Hindu deities. Sonnerat was also a dedicated ornithologist and bird collector, and the book describes and depicts a number of species that he was the first to identify. .

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