Guillaume-Antoine OLIVIER
Voyage dans l'empire Othoman, l'Egypte et la Perse, fait par ordre du gouvernement, pendant les six premières années de la République. Atlas pour servir au voyage dans l'empire Othoman, l'Egypte et la Perse . [Empire Ottoman]
Chez H. Agasse|Paris 1799 - 1807|12.50 x 21 cm|7 volumes reliés
First and only edition, very rare when complete. The first 2 volumes dated 1799, volumes 3 and 4 dated 1802, and volumes 5 and 6 dated 1807. 8 years were necessary to complete the edition. This edition also appeared in quarto format. First edition of this atlas containing 50 plates and published in three parts. First part: Ottoman Empire, 17 plates. Second part: Egypt and Persia, plates 18 to 33. Third part: Journey to Persia, plates 34 to 50. Notable maps include a general map of Greece, the Bosphorus and Thrace, the Troad, the Hellespont, Lower Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor... Botanical plates, costumes, fauna...
Half hazelnut sheep bindings slightly later, circa 1815. Smooth spines decora
Half hazelnut sheep bindings slightly later, circa 1815. Smooth spines decora
€5,000