Encyclopédie des voyages, : contenant l'abrégé historique des mœurs, usages, habitudes domestiques, religions, fêtes, supplices, funérailles, sciences, arts, et commerce de tous les peuples: Et la collection complette de leurs habillemens civils, militaires, religieux et dignitaires, dessinés d'après nature, gravés avec soin et coloriésà l'acquarelle. / Par J. Grasset S.-Sauveur, ...

At head of title: An 4e. de la République française.

Set includes second issue of the first volume on Europe, with indication of region (Europe) and volume number (Tome premier) on the title page and date 1796.

Volumes not numbered, instead designated by regions represented: Europe. Tome premier [-second]; Afrique; Amérique; Asie.

Issued in 72 fascicles called "numéro"; each fascicle consisting of a variable number of leaves of text and colored leaves of plates; no signatures present (except for the 11th section in volume Asie, headed: "Mœurs, lois et costumes des Tartares de Cazan.", where the 2nd of 3 leaves, p. 3, is signed as: B); each of the sections of the text paged separately, with variable number of pages, extending from [1]-2 to [1]-18, and accompanying plates, from 1 up to 11.

Four hundred thirty-two handcolored plates, unnumbered, designed by the author, Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur.

For an account of the paging and number of plates of each section of the text of those volumes held by the John Carter Brown Library, see that library's bibliographical file.

The second volume on Europe includes an account on Greenland, headed: "Habitans de Groenland.", with 4 pages of text and 3 colored plates, and the volume on Asia includes an account of Unalaska Island, headed: "Habitans de l'isle d'Oonolaska, with 4 pages of text and 2 colored plates.

Cioranescu, A. 18.s., 31960.

BN 63: col. 861.

Plates Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Additional copy specific details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing. Binding: calf, embossed with cathedral design, spine gold tooled. Provenance: bookplates of Alex H. Turnbull. Plates hand-coloured. Accessioned by the Alexander Turnbull Library 27.1.1920 (see Alexander Turnbull Library Accession Register, fMS-002, f.16, no. 5796-5800). Acc. 5796-5800.

Digital images available (vol. 1): "Francais et Francaises", "Homme et Femme de Housberg, pres Strasbourg," Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.

Digital images available (vol. 3): "Indienne du Coromandel" at end of chapter "Mœurs, lois et coutumes des Tamouls", "Femme Tatar Toblsk," Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.

Digital images available: (vol. 5)"Fille paree de la nouvelle Zeelande", "Femme de l'Isle de Paque," "Femme des Iles Marquises," Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.

Edition orné de 432 planches coloriées. Presque toutes les planches forment des tableaux de plusieurs figures.