Les Voyages de Monsieur Des Hayes, Baron de Courmesvin en Dannemarc. Enrichis d'Annotations. Par le Sieur P.M.L. [Suivi de] Les Voyages de M. Quiclet à Constantinople par terre.
Chez Pierre Promé|à Paris 1664|8 x 14.50 cm|2 parties en un volume relié
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First edition produced by Jean Promé of these 2 voyages appearing for the first time. Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Brown calf title labels. One lack at head. One tear with loss to third compartment. 3 corners very bumped and worn. Overall rubbed. The first work consists of a travel account in the form of a journal... To Elsinore by sea, then to Copenhagen, and in the island of Zealand and other islands, then in the duchy of Holstein and to Lübeck. Description of the city of Copenhagen, considerations on commerce and customs, justice and government... Des Hayes was sent to the kingdom of Denmark to negotiate commercial treaties on the Baltic, he includes a letter from Christian IV very advantageous for France. The second work consists of a rarer voyage to the Levant. The author passes through the cities of Ragusa, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Adrianople then Constantinople of which he gives a beautiful picturesque description at the end.