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Bruyn, Cornelis de
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Voyage au Levant, c'est- a-dire, dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie Mineure, dans les isles de Chio, Rhodes, Chypre, &c. de meme que dans les plus considerables villes d'Egypte, Syrie, & Terre Sainte [and] Voyages de Corneille le Bruyn par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes Orientales ... Rouen: Charles Ferrand, 1725
- Paper
4to (244 x 183mm.), 5 volumes, collected edition of the two works (divided between volumes I,II and III, IV, V) titles printed in red and black, frontispiece-portrait engraved by J.B. Scotin, 5 folding engraved maps and 85 engraved plates (12 folding), many showing several subjects, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt, red morocco labels, occasional browning and spotting, some offsetting of plates to adjacent text, title of one plate shaved (vol.2, p.244), some wear to bindings
Literature
Atabey 161 (edition printed in Paris and Rouen); Tobler, p. 114; cf. Gay 2101; this edition not in Blackmer, but cf.225
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Cornelis de Bruyn, the Dutch traveller and painter, spent some years between 1678 and 1685 in the Levant, eventually returning to the Netherlands in 1693. His travels were published widely, this edition being a first collected edition of the travels in the Levant, Muscovy, Persia and the East Indies. The text is augmented by the inclusion of accounts not included in the earlier editions of de Bruyn's works. The plates, almost all after designs by the author, are particularly interesting for their views of Constantinople, Cairo, Alexandria, Persepolis and Jerusalem as well as costumes and head-dresses of mostly Greek and Turkish women.