LUIGI MAYER - VIEWS IN THE OTTOMAN DOMINIONS IN EUROPE IN ASIA AND SOME OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS
First collective edition, London, T. Bensley, 1810. 104 text pages. 48x33.5 cm. 71 colored engravings, one of which is fold-out. Bound in modern luxurious binding with a ribbed leather spine and corners, gilt lettering, and marbled covers. Atabey 789, Blackmer 1100, Weber 1105, Abbey 371, Colas 2022.
THE MASTERPIECE OF LUIGI MAYER, COMMISSIONED BY SIR ROBERT AINSLIE, THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO ISTANBUL, TO DEPICT THE REGIONS UNDER OTTOMAN SOVEREIGNTY...
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAVEL DIARIES OF THE PERIOD, PRESENTING THE TRACES OF 18TH CENTURY OTTOMAN EMPIRE TO READERS WITH AN AESTHETIC PERSPECTIVE, ALONG WITH 71 COLORED ENGRAVINGS AND DETAILED TEXTS...
Estimate: 8.000-11.430 USD