Le Bruyn Cornelius (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 1st. English edition after the French. Volume one only. This folio size volume seems to have old boards but a newer cloth spine that seems to never have been mounted to the pages. All pages are untrimmed and the spine has a piece of cheese cloth type material holding the pages together. This would come right off and page signatures are mostly loose for easy rebinding. The plate no 11/12 is missing presume it was the Moscow 2 page view. The rest of the numbered plates go up to 112 and are all there. Some other plates and the 2 maps are also present. The view of Spahan is 6 pages long. No bad water stains or foxing. A few 2 page views have some splitting. Overseas will require extra postage.…

Leder. Gr.-Oktav. 3 Bll., 520 S., 6 Bll. Leder mit Rückengoldprägung. Sprache: Französisch, Mit 2 (von 3) gefalt. Karten, 12 (von 13) ganzseitigen Kupferstichen und 1 gefalt. Kupferstichtafel (Moskow). Einband etwas berieben, Gelenke etwas brüchig, Leder des Vorderdeckels teils etwas gelöst und mit kl. Läsuren, Papier an den Rändern teils etwas gebräunt, anfangs geringf. fingerfleckig, 1 Karte mit kl. Einriss und etwas gerändert bzw. im Rand knitterig, sonst gutes Exemplar.…

2 volumes, small folio. (13 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches). Half-title in volume I, titles printed in red and black. Vol 1: engraved portrait of the author by G. Valck after G. Kneller, engraved allegorical frontispiece by B. Picart, dedication with engraved headpiece, 3 engraved double-page maps, 111 engraved plates (numbered 1-110, plus 1 unnumbered) on 52 sheets (29 double-page, 7 folding), 24 engraved illustrations within the text (illustration on p. 164 pasted on slip as issued). Vol 2: 162 engraved plates (numbered 111-262, plus 10 unnumbered) on 56 sheets (33 double-page, 9 folding), 20 engraved illustrations within the text. Quarter calf and marbled paper boards, spines with raised bands forming six compartments, tooled and lettered gilt. Uncut Provenance: Princes of Liechtenstein bookplate ("Ex Libris Liechtensteinianis") of Franz Joseph II (1906-1989) on front paste-downs A fine clean uncut copy of the First edition in French of Le Bruyn's important illustrated account of his voyage to Russia, Persia, India and Java. From the library of the Princes of Liechtenstein. In his first expedition of 1674, Dutch traveller and painter Cornelius Le Bruyn remained in the Levant for seven years, travelling principally in Asia Minor, Syria, the Holy Land and Egypt. On his return, he published his Voyages au Levant, and encouraged by its success, undertook a second, more far-reaching expedition. "In 1701, Le Bruyn started on the second of his journeys taking a ship to the country of the Samoyeds . and then proceeding to Moscow. Travelling by way of Asia Minor, he arrived in Persia where he remained for the years 1704-05. Leaving Persia he proceeded [by ship] to India [stopping at Cochin], Ceylon and the East Indies [i.e. Batavia]. He returned by much the same route, residing in Persia between 1706 and 1707 and describing the ruins of Persepolis and Pasargades" (Howgego). The numerous finely engraved illustrations include large folding panoramas of Moscow and Isfahan, views of Astrakhan, and the antiquities at Persepolis and many of the forts encountered on his journey, as well as portraits of native peoples, and depictions of the flora, fish, birds, animals etc. Of particular note are Le Bruyn's description and images of the Samoyeds and their country, among the earliest for the region. Le Bruyn also gives an account of an encounter with William Dampier in Batavia, and describes the route taken by Everard Ysbrants Ides, the Danish Russian ambassador to China. Brunet III:911 (calls for 262 plates based on the numbering of the plate list which does not include the unnumbered plates); Chadenat II, 5085; Chahine 2078; Cohen-de Ricci 610; Lipperheide Kaa 6 (calls for 128 plates and 45 engraved illustrations); Howgego B177.…

Full Calf. Condition: Good Plus. Volume 4 & 5 only. Books measures 26x20.cm. Collation, 522,[12]. 1 map, 22 full page plates, 7 folding plates, 498,[14]pp, 13 single page plates. Bound in full period calf, raised bands, gilt tooling within compartments. Both bindings rubbed, heavily worn, hinge joints split, but boards still attached. Generally bindings in good condition. Internally, lacking free endpapers, might lack a few plates, [ no index ]. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. Nice clean volumes, in worn, but good period bindings. Size: Quarto.…

Hardcover. 3 works in one volume. Folio (14 4/8 x 9 2/8 inches). Additional engraved title-page by A. van der Laan after A. de Lairesse, fine engraved map of the river Vecht showing stately homes from Utrecht to Myden, 100 fine engraved vignettes of stately homes and grounds on 51 leaves by Daniel Stoopendaal. Original speckled calf, the spine in eight compartments with seven raised bands, red morocco lettering-piece in the second, the others decorated with fine gilt tools (extremities a bit rubbed). [BOUND WITH]: BROUERIUS van NIDEK, Matthaeus (1677-1743). Het Zegenpralend Kennemerland. Te Amsterdam: Andries en Hendrik de Leth, [1730]. Folio. 2 additional engraved title-pages, fine folding engraved map of Kennemerland, 102 fine engraved vignettes on 50 leaves. RADEMAKER, Abraham (1675-1735). Alle de voornaamste Gesigten van de Wydberoemde Steeden Alkmaar, Delft en Dordregt, Geleegen in de Provintie van Holland. Te Amsterdam: Leonardus Schenk, 1736. 67 fine engraved vignettes on 34 leaves. All three first editions, second issue of "De Zegepraalende Vecht " with four extra plates depicting the house of Driemond. Together these three works provide a comprehensive view of Dutch architecture at the end of the golden age of the empire. The detailed engravings are of stately homes, parks, and towns. Best known as a landscape artist, Le Bruyn travelled widely from a young age to Vienna, on to Rome then to Smyrna, Constantinople, Egypt, Jerusalem, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. Everywhere he went Le Bruyn depicted the scenes around him, he was especially interested in places of antiquity or historic interest, and his are the first images of the interior of a pyramids and Jerusalem to be widely available to a Westerners. "I want to offer accurate pictures of those cities, towns, and buildings that I have visited," he wrote, "and without recklessness I can claim to have done something that no one has done before" (reported by the New York Society Library). After an eight-years in Venice, Le Bruyn returned to The Hague in 1693 to publish his first book, "Reizen.door de vermaardste Deelen van Klein Asia." Delft, 1698. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.…

Interesting engraving showing the tombs of the kings of Persia near Persepolis. Cornelis de Bruyn is remembered chiefly for the records of his extensive travels in Egypt, Persia, India, and other countries, illustrated with his own designs. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Uncoloured. Size: 37.5 x 30.5 cm. (15 x 12 inches).…

Handsome view of the Turkish city of Manisa, inland from Izmir. Two figures seated in the foreground, the walled city with many minarets, and mountains beyond. Voyages in the Levant. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Later colour. Size: 40.5 x 30 cm.

Cornelis de Bruyn is remembered chiefly for the records of his extensive travels in Egypt, Persia, India, and other countries, illustrated with his own designs. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Uncoloured.

Two prints on one sheet, of Byzantine cities as seen from the sea. The one above, 'Turres', could be Durres in Albania, Gallipoli in the Dardanelles, is the city in the lower print. Copper engraving. Slightly darkened. Very good condition. Uncoloured. Size: 370 x 280 mm. (14½ x11 inches).

A view of Alexandria. The view is taken from outside the city walls, with several people sitting and on horseback amongst ruins in the foreground, with the sea to the left on the horizon, a Roman column left of centre and the city beyond. Voyages in the Levant. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Uncoloured. Size: 64 x 23 cm. (25 x 9 inches). …

An elegant perspectival view of a church interior centred on the altar, with a dome above and several figures, praying and strolling across the worn flagstones in the foreground. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Uncoloured. Size: 370 x280 mm. (14½ x11 inches).

Intersting view of the ancient Turkish city of Magnesia with hills and fortress in the distance. Travels in Levant. Copper engraving. Good condition. Original fold marks visible. Uncoloured. Size: 39 x 30.5 cm.

Three prints on one sheet, 2 above, 1 below, 2 show sectionss of the Roman aqueducts thast brought water into ancient Byzantium, the third shows part of the Bosphorus shore as seen from the water, with boat in the foreground. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Uncoloured. Size: 360 x 270 mm. (14 x10½ inches).…

First Edition. LE BRUYN, Cornelius. Travels into Muscovy, Persia, And Part of the EastIndies. Containing, An Accurate Description of whatever is most remarkable in those CountriesÉ London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, 1737. Two volumes. Folio (9 by 14 inches), 20th-century full dark brown calf gilt, raised bands, red morocco spine labels. $8500.First edition in English of this exceptional trans-Asia expedition, with engraved allegorical frontispiece by Picart, engraved portrait, three double-page engraved maps, 114 finely engraved platesÑmany double-page, including several large, folding panorama-style views, such as the celebrated large folding panoramas of Moscow and IspahanÑand 44 engraved in-text vignettes. Many plates contain multiple subjects, for a total of more than 300 images.Primarily a landscape painter, Le Bruyn began his journey to Russia in the summer of 1701, at the age of 50, leaving Amsterdam to undertake what would become a seven-year trip to the East-Indies "by way of Muscovy and Persia." The text includes his observations on cities, customs, flora and fauna, and antiquities, particularly the ruins of Persopolis. He was quite possibly the first European to visit Pasargarde. The beautiful copperplate engravings depict portraits, views, buildings, ruins, flora and fauna, and are the same plates that were used in the French edition. Originally published in Dutch (1711) and then in French (1718), this English edition is translated from the French. Wilson, 33. Cox I, 251. Graesse I: 551-52. Plates and text quite clean, with repairs to the folding Moscow panorama and a few other plates. Handsomely bound. …

EA, 34x23 cm, 235 S., OLdr. m. Goldpräg. auf 6 Bünden, Name auf Titelblatt, durchgehend etw. stockfleckig, sonst gut erhalten Sprache: Englisch. Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung kann in folgende Länder KEIN Versand mehr erfolgen: Bulgarien, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Luxemburg, Österreich, Polen, Rumänien, Schweden, Slowakei, Spanien. …

London. Printed for A. Bettesworth and others, 1737. Folio (350 x 225 mm). (6) + 246 + (2) + 223 + (1 blank) + (12) pp. Engraved frontispiece, Engraved portrait, 3 engraved double-page maps. 117 engraved plates, including 4 plates that are unnumbered, many double-page or folding. Numerous text illustrations. Contemporary full calf. Rebacked. New endpapers. Spine gilt. Gilt border to covers. Extremities rubbed. Corners bumped. Vol. I. Lower part of front joint split but holding firm. Vol. II. Top of spine worn. Plates a little browned but overall a fresh and crisp copy. Bookplates of Gösta Nobel and Sir Joseph Copley to front pastedowns. .…

Condition: Very Good. A superb large scale panorama of Isfahan from the time when it was the capital of Iran.Le Bruyn was a Dutch artist and traveler. He was a painter for emperor Peter the Great as well. Of particular interest are his descriptions of Nizhny Novgorod and his drawings of Persepolis, a city destroyed by Alexander the Great. Also, his talent for landscapes is truly present in two large panoramas of Moscow & "Spahan".Le Bruyn left for this trans-Asia expedition in 1701 at the age of 50, taking seven years to reach the East-Indies "by way of Muscovy & Persia." It detailed the most important parts of each country including their cities, native people, natural flora and fauna, and antiquities., Image Size : 300x1875 (mm), 11.75x73.75 (Inches), Platemark Size : 305x1880 (mm), 12x74 (Inches), Paper Size : 405x1985 (mm), 15.875x78.125 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving. …