Athenes ancienne et nouvelle.

Name: Athenes ancienne et nouvelle.
Brand: GUILLET de SAINT-GEORGE, Andre Georges.
SKU: 105975
Price: 1254.00 USD
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Et l'estat present de l'empire des Turcs, contenant la vie du Sultan Mahomet IV. Le ministere de Coprogli Achmet Pacha, Grand Vizir. Ce qui s'est passe' dans le camp des Turcs au Siege de Candie. Et plusieurs autres particularitez des affaires de la Porte. Avec le plan de la ville d'Athenes.

Stock Code 105975

Paris, Michallet, 1675

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The material of the work comes from Giraud, the French Consul in Athens, and from the Capuchin monks settled there, judiciously mixed with scholarly accounts by Meurs and others. The work was highly regarded for many years, although Spon had made it quite clear that neither Guillet nor his brother, as he had claimed, had been to the city. In fact even Laborde remarks that Guillet had an 'intelligence remarquable des choses de l'antiquite.' His account did contain information on the contemporary state of the city and he very much emphasised the need to compare the ancient and modern cultures (Blackmer).

Second edition, 12mo, engraved folding map (short tear), and engraved folding plate, small marginal stain to pages 10 & 11 not affecting text, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed, head of spine worn, a very good copy.

Blackmer 766.

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Provenance: William St Clair, author of That Greece might still be Free.

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