MEISTER, GEORG. Der Orientalisch Indianische Kunst und Lust Gaetner... Dresden Johann Riedel 1692
4to (19.5 x 16 cm) 1st Edition. Later vellum with author and title in ink on spine. [21] [1]-310 [10]pp + Portrait, engraved title page and 14 copper engraved plates (3 folding) . Eight (8) of the plates are botanical. Text block trimmed not affecting plates or text. Repair to several plates . 7,300 Euros.
This is a scarce first edition of the 17th century travels of Meister, a German soldier and botanist, recording locations he visited as an employee of the Dutch East India Company in Japan and the Far East and collections made, particularly botanical. This voyage allowed Meister not only to collect plants of the orient, but to study the Japanese language for which there are included two plates, one folding, at the end of the work which illustrate Japanese characters. (OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide). (Berlin Japon Institut, 1003)
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