Les voyages et observations du sieur de la Boullaye-le-Gouz ...

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Les voyages et observations du sieur de la Boullaye-le-Gouz gentil-homme Angevin, où sont décrites les religions, gouvernemens, & situations de estats & royaumes d'Italie, Grece, Natolie, Syrie, Palestine, Karamenie, Kaldée, Assyrie, grand Mogol, Bijapour, Indes orientales des Portugais, Arabie, Egypte, Hollande, grande Bretagne, Irlande, Dannemark, Pologne, isles & autres lieux d'Europe, Asie & Affrique, où il a séjourné, le tout enrichy de figures. La Boullaye-Le-Gouz, François de. Published by Paris, François Clousier, 1653. Rare first edition of a travelogue by the French explorer, merchant and diplomat François de la Boullaye-Le Gouz. Classically Rebound. Half Calf, Marble boards. 4 raised bands. Gilt title on spine. With a woodcut and an engraved author's portrait, 34 woodcut illustrations in text, including several full-page, and some woodcut vignettes, initals, head- and tailpieces. Pages: (15), 540, (10 – Tables Des Chapitres, Fautes d’impression Suruenues par ‘absence de l’Autheur …).

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