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                            THÉVENOT (Jean). Travels of Mr. De THEVENOT in Europe, Asia  - Lot 62
                        
                        THÉVENOT (Jean). Travels of Mr. De THEVENOT in Europe, Asia and Africa [...]. Third edition, enriched with intaglio figures. Amsterdam, Michel Charles Le Cène, 1727, 5 vol. in-12, calf of the time (min. rest. at the corners), spine with 5 gilt guilloche nerves (rubbing), gilt decorated boxes, red tr., [14]-378; [8], pp. 381-939, [38]; [42]-414; [4], pp. 415-709-[28]; [12]-344-[22] pp. (q. leg. s. bruniss.). Good ex. New ed. (orig. Paris 1689) of this relation by the French traveller J. Thévenot (1633-1667). Ill. on copper of a frontispiece repeated in t. 3 and of 50 off-text, including 1 portrait of the author dressed in the oriental style and 12 fold-out plates. Picturesque plates often depicting animated or dramatic episodes (tortures, executions..., waterspouts at sea...). Nephew of Melchisédech Thévenot, author and editor of travel stories, J. Thévenot developed a strong desire for travel at a very young age; a chance meeting with the orientalist Barthélémy d'Herbelot determined his taste for the Levant. The first 4 volumes relate his journey in Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, Libya, Tunisia, Syria, Persia..., volume 5 relates his last trip to India. Missing in Chadenat.
                        
                        
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