MAYER, Luigi.

Views in Palestine, 1804, and Views in the Ottoman Empire,1803.

London, Th. Bensley for R. Bowyer, The two works in one volume in-F° (470 x 334 mm.), 48 engravings, title, 47 pp., 2 titles and 40 pp.; contemporary red full morocco "grain long". Small stains in the borders. The covers a little bit worn. 48 beautiful coloured aquatint plates taken from the original drawings of the italian artist Luigi Mayer under the auspices of Sir Robert Ainslie (1730 - 1812), antiquary, numismatist and Ambassador to Constantinople (1776 - 1792). With 24 views of Palestine and 24 of Caramania, part of Minor Asia, Rodas, Chipre, Corintio, Cartago, etc. Title, descriptive text, engraving's title in English and French, 4 leaves of texte with small stains that do not affect the engravings. Good copy. Brunet, III, 1577. Colas, 2020 and 2001. Bénezit, IX, 405.

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