Mouradja d'Ohsson, Ignace de

Tableau Général de L'Empire Othoman [Volume One (plates) only]

Paris: L'Imprimerie de Monsieur, 1787 Brunet notes that plates 13, 19, and 36 to vol. I were printed later and are thus often lacking. The present copy lacks only plate 13 (OTTOMAN EMPIRE) Folio. Engraved title page showing Kaaba at Mecca. 4 pp. plate list in English; 2 pp. dedication in French to King of Sweden, with headpiece engraving. 43 of 44 plates (numbered 1-12, 14-40, A, AA, B, C) on 26 leaves (including double-paged and one folding) by and after various artists including Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. Lacks Plate 13. Light offsetting and browning. Contemporary marbled paper boards, modern quarter calf. Boards worn but sound, some uniform toning of engraved title, plates generally clean and fresh. Atabey 846 (for full set); Brunet III, 1932

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