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Moyen-Orient - SANDYS (George). A Relation of a journey begu - Lot 595

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Moyen-Orient - SANDYS (George). A Relation of a journey begu - Lot 595
Moyen-Orient - SANDYS (George). A Relation of a journey begun An: Dom: 1610. Foure Books. Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the Remote parts of Italy, and Ilands adjoyning. The 6th Edition. London, Philip Chetwin, 1670. Petit in-folio de [4] ff., 240 pp. Veau blond, dos à nerfs orné, p. de titre en veau rouge (reliure de l'époque). Manques aux coiffes, mors fendus, qqs frottés et épidermures. L'illustration se compose d'un frontispice, d'une carte générale dépliante, une vue dépliante de Constantinople et 47 illustrations dans le texte. "Sandys travelled to the Levant in 1610, spending a year in Turkey, Palestine and Egypt. His observations first appeared in 1615 and his text was soon regarded as a special authority on the Levant. Sandys was also interested in colonial promotion and was one of the undertakers of the third charter of the Virginia company in 1611." (Blackmer 297.) Frontispice uniformément bruni, carte dépliante en deux feuille (séparée à la pliure) avec petite déchirure sans manque.
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