[Natural History] Feuillée, Louis. Journal des Observations Physiques, Mathematiques et Botaniques, Faites par l'ordre du Roy sur les Cotes Orientales de l'Amerique Meridonale, & dans les Indes Occidentales, depuis l'annee 1707. jusques en 1712

Paris: Pierre Giffart, 1714. In two volumes (of an eventual three). First edition. 4to. (xvi), 504; (iv), (503)-767, (1) pp. Illustrated with 24 engraved plates (including folding plates, maps, views, and plans), 50 engraved and numbered botanical plates, three full-page engravings, three engraved head-pieces, and in-text illustrations and diagrams (engraved and woodcut). Full contemporary speckled brown calf, morocco spine labels, stamped in gilt, spines dry, chipping at ends of same, joints cracked, boards worn and scuffed, extremities rubbed and worn; all edges trimmed; light spotting to text; some leaves darkened; scattered faint and short dampstaining in margins. Nissen BBI 622

First edition of this important account of French scientist Louis Éconches Feuillée's (1660-1732) expedition to South America, including his detailed observations on astronomical, botanical, and animal life in Argentina, Chile, and Peru, and elsewhere. Included is an account of the so-called Feuillée monster, a cyclopean sheep that he was purportedly permitted to observe while in Buenos Aires. A third, supplementary volume, was published in 1725, and is not always found.

Property from a Distinguished Pennsylvania Collection

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

The owners of this collection were part-owners of an international company which carried them across the globe and frequently to China. It was during these journeys that their fascination with Chinese works of art first took hold, nurtured by encounters with objects that spoke to both artistry and heritage. Over the course of a single decade, between 1986 and 1996, they assembled the core of their collection—acquiring primarily from leading dealers in the United States, with select additions from Europe, Canada, and Hong Kong.

來源：

本品由某國際集團的家族後人委托。作爲經營者，委托方奔波四海，1986-1996年間頻繁往返中美，藏品中的書畫和珍玩在此期間購自歐洲、加國和香港古董商。