Carsten Niebuhr: Beschryving van Arabie, uit eigene waarnemingen en in 't land zelf verzamelde narigten [...]. Utrecht: Steven Jacobus Baalde / Amsterdam: Johannes van Schoonhoven & comp. 1774. Large 4to. With engraved title-page with and engraved vignette by N. van der Meer + 25 engraved plates numbered I-XXIV. Unnumbered map of Yemen (plate size 58.5×39 cm) is coloured by hand in outline. With tear. + Reize naar Arabië en andere omliggende landen. Amsterdam: Steven Jacobus Baalde / Utrecht: Johannes van Schoonhoven 1776–1780. With 2 engraved title-pages. With 125 engraved plates numbered I-LXXII, [LXXIII] (vol. 1) and I-LII (vol. 2) (38 folding), showing topographic views, watermills, people, Egyptian and Persian antiquities, Egyptian, Persian, cuneiform and other inscriptions. All 3 vols. untrimmed in cont. half calf. Wear due to age. (3)

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