Los 3551
[Turkey]. (Grelot, G.J.).
Relation nouvelle d'un voyage de Constantinople. Paris, P. Rocolet/ D. Foucault, n.d. (1681), 2nd ed., (12),371,(1)p., woodcut title-vign., 13 (of 14) engr. (fold.) plates/ views/ plans, contemp. calf, 12mo.
- Los
- 3551
- Auktion
- Auction 80, 13-17 May 2024
- Abteilung
- OLD and RARE BOOKS
- Schätzpreis
- 400 € – 600 €
- Fotos
- 2 Fotos
Zustand
Lacks 1 plate; title-p. stained/ soiled and w. sm. hole; waterst. at the beginning; fingersoiled throughout. Backstrip cracking; spine sl. worn along edges.
Anmerkungen
First published in 1680 in 4to. Cox I, p.212-213; Blackmer sale 750: "Grelot was the first to prepare detailed plans of St. Sophia and other monuments in Constantinople. (...) He wandered about the city disguised as a Turk and was able to gain access to the mosques. The plans which he made of St. Sophia were the only reasonable accurate delineations of the building in existence for over 150 years (...)". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXL.