CHEVREAU, Urbain — Histoire du Monde. Seconde edition, revûë, corrigée & augmentée de plusieurs Tables Chronologiques.

La Haye (The Hague) Chez Abraham de Hondt / Jean & Jacob van Ellinkhuysen Second edition. Five volumes (Complete set). 12mo (Duodecimo). "Seconde edition, revue, corrige". In a very good condition. Minor rubbing to extremities, corners slightly bumped, joints sl. loosening but firm and intact. Internally clean with only occasional light toning or minor spotting consistent with age. Complete with all title pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, some ills. and an extensive chronological index. A desirable, complete 17th-century edition of Urbain Chevreau?s (1613?1701) ambitious universal history. First published in Paris in 1686, this expanded second edition was printed in The Hague during a period when the Netherlands was the epicenter of European intellectual printing freedom.Chevreau, a celebrated French polymath, scholar, and counselor to Louis XIV, offers a panoramic history of humanity. The work spans from the biblical Creation, through the ancient empires (Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans), up to the major geopolitical events of the late 17th century. This specific 1698 edition is prized by historians for its comprehensive, appended chronological tables, which served as a crucial reference framework for contemporary European scholars.