M. JOSEPH PITTON DE TOURNEFORT - RELATION D’UN VOYAGE DU LEVANT, Fait par Ordre du Roi

Aux dépens de La Compagnie: Amsterdam, 1718. 2 volumes in one: [26], 188, 208, [14] pp., 152 engravings, 2 folding maps in Vol. 1, 1 folding map in Vol. 2, 25x22x4.5 cm. The lids are marbled, the ridge and lid corners are leather covered, the ridge has been professionally repaired, in very good condition except for the last few leaves are left in the condition.

A MASTERPIECE THAT HAS BEEN THE REFERENCE GUIDE TO TRAVELERS FOR CENTURIES…

152 ENGRAVINGS AND 3 FOLDING MAPS…

IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR A 300 YEARS OLD BOOK…

A CLASSIC… Tournefort, who was commissioned by the King of France to bring new plants to the Royal Botanic Garden, visited the Aegean islands, Anatolia, specifically the Black Sea, the Caucasus, and Iran. In this book Tournefort gives valuable information on the vegetation in the places he visited, as well as the topography, economy, administration, society and customs in daily life accompanied by customs with many engravings.

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