77/2538 Laplace, C.P.T. Reis rondom de wereld door de zeeën van Indië en China; uitgevoerd met Z.M. Korvet van Oorlog La Favorite, gedurende de jaren 1830, 1831, en 1832, onder bevel van den Fregatskapitein La Place, uitgegeven op last van den vice-admiraal Graaf de Rigny. Zaltbommel, J. Noman and Son, 1834-1836, 7 vols., 7 different lithogr. title-p., large fold map, 13 (fold.) views/ plates, contemp. unif. gilt hmor. w. 2 black mor. letterpieces.

- First free endpaper in first vol. partly cut out and owner's stamp on htitle; occas. sl. foxed. Otherwise fine.

= Hill 980 (ed. Paris, 1833-35); cf. Sabin 38985 ("valuable work"); Borba de Moraes p.457, Ferguson II, 1669 and Henze III, p.147f. Dutch translation of the French edition of Laplace's account of his first Journey in the Favorite. "The purpose of his voyage was to show the French flag in eastern and other waters, in order to re-establish French influence over Indo-China and the Pacific. The voyage was also very succesful scientifically. (...). The hydrographic work was thorough and reliable, the work done in the Anamba and Natuna groups of Malaysia was valuable, and a good collection of natural history specimens was brought back." (Hill). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CI.