[Asia - BOLTS (William). Etat civil, politique et commerçant - Lot 4

[Asia - BOLTS (William). Etat civil, politique et commerçant du Bengale ou Histoire des Conquêtes & de l'Administration de la Compagnie Angloise dans ce Pays. Maestricht, Dufour, 1775. 2 volumes in one vol. in-8 of xxxii, 166 pp. ; (2) ff. 170 pp. Marbled calf, ornate spine, red tr. (period binding). Spine split. Second printing of the first French translation (from English by Demeunier) of this work in which the author, a Dutch traveler and merchant, tells the story of the trading posts he established in Bengal on behalf of England. It serves as a sequel to Raynal's "Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements et du commerce des européens dans les deux Indes". It is illustrated with 2 frontispieces by Eisen and a large folding map of Bengal.