1883 - Lot 14

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1883 - Lot 14
1883 DOUDART DE LAGRÉE (Ernest), Explorations and Missions of Doudart de Lagrée. Excerpts from his manuscripts, compiled [...] under the auspices of the Ethnographic Society. Paris, Printed and published by Madame Bouchard-Huzard, widow. Illustrated edition with 10 plates. Half-shagreen binding, ribbed spine titled and marked “FF.” Accompanied by a separate black-and-white fold-out map. The white endpaper bears the inscription “Cordier 1015-16,” referring to Henri Cordier, author of the *Bibliotheca Indosinica*. Columns 1015–1016 list publications related to the Mekong Exploration Mission. This notation is followed by the inscription “Personal copy of Félix Faure.” 684 pages. Dimensions: 28x23 cm. First edition by M. A. B. de Villemereuil, based on the archives of Doudart de Lagrée concerning the Mekong Exploration Mission sponsored by the colonial government of French Cochinchina. Its objective was to assess the navigability of the Mekong River toward the Chinese province of Yunnan. The mission departed Saigon on June 5, 1866, and returned on June 29, 1868. (Some damage to the binding, foxing, rare missing pages). Included: - JULIEN (Félix), Doudart de Lagrée in Cambodia and His Journey to Indochina. Paris, Challamel Ainé, 1885. 177 pages. Modern half-leather binding with modern corners. Includes a separate black-and-white fold-out map. Dimensions: 19.5 x 13.5 cm. (Folkling, creases).
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