First (and only French) edition of an account of a voyage to India, Indonesia, China and the Philippines. Felix Renouard de Sainte-Croix, a French cavalry officer, arrived in Pondicherry (India) in 1802 and was almost immediately imprisoned by the English. After his liberation, he stayed for 2 more years in India, travelling to the coasts of Coromandel and Malabar, Bengal, Madras, Tharangambadi, Chalambron and elsewhere in India. He then proceeded to the Philippines where he visited Manila, the gold mines of Mabilao, and the provinces of Tondo, Cavite, Valangas, Bulacan, Batangas, Tayabas, Pampanga, Zambales, Pangasinan, Ylocos and Cagayan. He then continued to the Babuyab Islands, Camarines, the archipelago of Bissayes, the island of Mindanao, the Moluccas, and Macau in China. His travels in China are recorded in the third volume, which includes details about local trade, customs, laws, geography, etc.
With a presentation inscription by the author on first flyleaf to "Monsieur Forestier, chef de Bureau at the Ministère de la Marine". In very good condition. Bindings slightly worn near the hinges. Chadenat 1710; Cordier, Sinica, cols. 2106-2107; Lust 384; Numa Broc, Asie, p. 386; Vindel 2372; not in Löwendahl; Robertson, Bibliography of the Philippine Islands.