Books and Manuscripts · Lotto 3651

[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-vignette, 13 (of 14) engr. (fold.) plates/ views/ plans, contemp. calf, 12mo.

Lotto: 3651
Asta: Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025
Sezione: OLD and RARE BOOKS
Stima: 120 € – 150 €
Aggiudicato: 120 €
Foto: 3 foto

Condizioni

Lacks 1 plate; title-p. stained/ soiled and w. sm. hole; waterst. at the beginning; fingersoiled throughout. Backstrip cracking; spine sl. worn along edges.

Note

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 (...)".