Beschreibung von Arabien aus eigenen Beobachtungen und im Lande selbst gesammleten Nachrichten abgefasset
By: von Carsten Niebuhr
Contributors: Møller, Nicolaus, 1733-1806, publisher; Clemens, Johan Frederik, 1748-1831, engraver; Defehrt, A. J., engraver; B.C. Breitkopf und Sohn; Von Rehdigersche Stadtbibliothek Breslau; Library of Congress
Publisher: Gedrluckt bey N. Moeller; [etc., etc.
Published: 1772
Language: dan
Number of pages: 431
Subjects: Social life and customs; Early works to 1800; Description and travel; Physical geography; Maps; Antiquities
Notes: Etched title vignette, head-piece; woodcut head- and tail-pieces.

Title vignette signed I.W. inv., I.F. Clemens, sculp. Most of the plates engraved by A.J. Defehrt.

Unnumbered folded plate ("Geschlechstafel des regierenden Hauses zu Sana ... ") following page 194.

Page 429 misnumbered 431.

Signatures: a-f⁴ g1 A-3H⁴.

Errata : p. [432] at end.

Includes bibliographical references.

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SCNHRB copy (39088002879195) imperfect: lacking several plates numbers III-V, XV-XX, XXIII, XXIV.

SCNHRB copy has an unidentified Arabic bookplate.

SCNHRB copy has unidentified Asian property stamps throughout.

SCNHRB copy has property stamp, v. Rhedigersche Stadt-Bibliothek zu Breslau, on verso of title page.

SCNHRB copy has Library of Congress duplicate stamp on verso of title page.

SCNHRB copy half bound in vellum and brown paper boards, gilt armorials of Hein. V. Reichel. V. Schmolz der Stadt Breslau Praeses, MDCCXII on boards, title in gilt on spine, red edges.