1724 Tavernier VOYAGES Persia India Golconda DIAMONDS Bezoar Batavia Surat RARE

1724 Tavernier VOYAGES Persia India Golconda DIAMONDS Bezoar Batavia Surat RARE

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was an important 17^th-century voyager known for his six voyages to Persia and India in which he bought, sold, and traded rare gems and precious metals. The events of these journeys were recorded in his “Les Six Voyages”. This highly desirable book has become one of the most important references for gemologists and gem historians. Tavernier introduces his findings and arrivals at Japan, Persia, India, East Indies, Tonkin Kingdom (Vietnam), and reports on the Dutch excursions in Asia.

This volume from the 1724 edition covers voyages and discovers in India and the Mogul Empire including:

• Diamond and precious stone and metal mining
  • Golconda diamonds, mines and hunting
  • Pearls
  • Yellow and coral ambers
  • Bezoar stones and its medicinal properties
  • Gold mining in Africa and Asia
• Voyages and discoveries in Batavia, Surat, Siam
  • Idol worship, pagan rites
  • Pagodas
  • Kings and royals
  • Arrival at Saint Helene Island

Item number: #26282

Price: $599

TAVERNIER, Jean-Baptiste

Suite des Voyages de Monsieur Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, tome IV.

A Rouen: Jean-Baptiste Machuel, 1724.

Details:

• Collation: Complete;
  • [2], 367, [5]
  • 24 engravings, most folding
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10cm)

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