Pausanias, ou voyage historique de la Grece

New edition of the French translation of Pausanias by Abbé Gedoyn, based on the Latin version by Amaseus, first published in 1547. Illustrated with 3 folding maps and 4 folding plates.
Contemporary full mottled sheep bindings. Smooth spine decorated with 4 fleurons and fillets. Red morocco title label and green morocco volume labels. Framed borders on boards. Tail of volume 4 frayed. Upper joint of volume 2 cracked; upper joint of volume 4 cracked at tail. Some corners slightly bumped. Occasional light foxing. Rubbing.
Pausanias was a geographer and writer of the 2nd century AD. His description of Greece, conceived as a travel guide, forms essential testimony about Greece during the Roman period. Abbé Gedoyn's translation was long sought after for its elegance, even though it suffers from certain inaccuracies.