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AUBRY DE LA MOTRAYE – VOYAGES DU SR. A. DE LA MOTRAYE, EN EUROPE, ASIE & AFRIQUE
First edition in French. T. Johnson & J. Van Duren, The Hague, 1727. 31x21 cm, 2 volumes; 1st vol. 471 pp., 2nd vol. 496 pp. In volume 1, 28 full-page and folding engravings, 2 folding maps; Volume 2 includes 17 full-pages and folding engravings, 2 folding maps. In its leather binding of the period, the ridge has been professionally repaired, it is in very good condition in general, it is definitely a professional collectible. Atabey 661, Weber 443, Blackmer 946
A RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT WORK…
WRITTEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 18TH CENTURY, IT IS A MASTERWORK THAT IS AS FAMOUS AS ITS TEXTS AND ENGRAVINGS…
45 EARLY WOODEN LINECUT FULL PAGE AND FOLDING ENGRAVING, 4 FOLDING MAPS…
AN ANALYTIC HISTORY OF MOTRAYE'S JOURNEYS IN EUROPEAN AND OTTOMAN LANDS FOR 26 YEARS FROM 1696, ACCOMPANIED BY THE STUNNING ENGRAVINGS OF HOGARTH, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS OF THE 18TH CENTURY…
FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH OF 2 VOLUMES…
İSTANBUL’S THE PALACE AND WAY OF LIVING, POLITICAL EVENTS, NATIONS, SOCIETY AND TRADITIONS, MONUMENTS, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER COLOSAL STRUCTURES, CEREMONIES AND PARADES IN DETAIL, WITH ENGRAVINGS…
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