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FRANKLAND, Capt. Charles Colville.

Travels to and from Constantinople,

in the years 1827 and 1828; or a personal narrative of a journey from Vienna, through Hungary, Transylvania, Wallachia, Bulgaria, and Roumelia, to Constantinople; and from that city to the capital of Austria, by the Dardanelles, Tenedos, the Plains of Tro

Stock Code
103608
London, Henry Colburn, 1830
£2,500

Frankland, descended from two famous naval families, and himself later an admiral, arrived in Istanbul in 1827. An energetic sightseer, his 'descriptions are lively and detailed' (Koç). The plates include costumes and views of Constantinople, Smyrna, Damascus, Beirut, etc.

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Description

Second edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., 2 hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces, 14 aquatint plates (3 folding), 4 engraved maps and plans (2 folding), 11 wood-engraved plates, modern red half calf gilt, a very good set.

Bibliography

Koç II, 269a; Cf. Atabey 460 (first edition, 1829); cf. Blackmer 628; cf. Abbey (Travel), 26.

Stock ID:103608

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