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 Troy, Smyrna, Napoli di Romania, Athens, Egina, Poros, Cyprus, Syria, Alexandria, Malta, Sicily, Italy, Istria, Carniolia, and Styria.
London, Henry Colburn, 1830
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.
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.
Koç II, 269a; Cf. Atabey 460 (first edition, 1829); cf. Blackmer 628; cf. Abbey (Travel), 26.
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.
Koç II, 269a; Cf. Atabey 460 (first edition, 1829); cf. Blackmer 628; cf. Abbey (Travel), 26.
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