Gay, 3680 (“curieux ouvrage”) ; Atabey, 673; Bitting, 274 (for the Amsterdam edition).<\/i><\/p>\n
First edition.<\/p>\n
Voyage de l\u2019Arabie Heureuse<\/i> is written by the writer ans scientific editor Jean de La Roque based on original manuscripts or log books of the participants of the expedition. His account included details on Jemen, Madagascar, Socotra, Abyssina, including details on the people and scenery. Le Voyage de l\u2019Arabie Heureuse <\/i>contains the account of the first expedition held between 1708 and 1710, together with the “Voyage de Moka \u00e0 la cour du roi d\u2019Y\u00e9men entre 1711 et 1713”.<\/p>\n
These two books are mainly concerned with exchange of goods and commerce including coffe, but also observations on traders in the Soukh, diplomatic excahnge in Jemen, and more. The detailed memoir on coffee “Trait\u00e9 historique de l’origine et du progr\u00e8s du caf\u00e9, tant dans l’Asie que dans l’Europe ; de son introduction en France, & de l’\u00e9tablissement de son usage \u00e0 Paris”, is also included. The work is illustrated with a large engraved folding map, and three engraved plates depicting the coffee plant and its fruit.<\/p>\n
[Together with :]<\/strong><\/p>\n [LA ROQUE, Jean de].<\/strong> Voyage fait par ordre du roy Louis XIV dans la Palestine, vers le grand Emir, chef des princes arabes du d\u00e9sert, connus sous le nom de B\u00e9do\u00fcins, ou arabes sc\u00e9nites… Avec la description g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l’Arabie, faite par le sultan Isma\u00ebl Abulfeda, traduite en fran\u00e7ois. Paris, Andr\u00e9 Cailleau, 1717.<\/i> 12mo de 16 ff.n.ch. (including ), 316 pp., 1 nn.l., XIV & 76 pp., 4 nn.ll. (table).<\/p>\n Brunet, III, 850 ; not in R\u00f6hricht.<\/i><\/p>\n First edition.<\/p>\n Illustrated with 3 engraved plates showing a noble Arab, the Emir and his Princess, and a view of “Camp des arabes sur le mont Carmel du cost\u00e9 de la ville de Caifa”.<\/p>\n Fine set of two first editions uniformly bound.<\/p>\n Provenance: Claude Gabriel Do\u00fcet de Vichy (book plate).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 12mo (164 x 92 mm) 8 nn.ll. (including title), 403 pp., 6 nn.ll.(table and privil\u00e8ge). Contemporary polished calf, spine gilt with raised bands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":75881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[552],"product_tag":[1254,1450,620],"class_list":{"0":"post-75890","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-travel","7":"product_tag-arabic","8":"product_tag-first-edition","9":"product_tag-travel","10":"pa_auteur-la-roque-chevalier-jean-de-2","11":"pa_type-de-livre-printed-book","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"acf":{"artist":" Chevalier Jean de LA ROQUE","chapeau":"","adresse_bibliographique":"Paris, Cailleau, 1716","book_type":"Printed book","provenance":"","afficher_prix":""},"yoast_head":"\n