[CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER, Count of] - Lot 39

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[CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER, Count of] - Lot 39
[CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER, Count of] A Picturesque Journey Through Greece. Illustrated with etchings based on drawings by MOREAU the Younger, CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER, MONNET, ... Paris, n.p., 1782. In folio (Volume I only / 3); illustrated with 90 separate plates (some with double figures) and 13 maps and plans (including 2 double-page maps of Greece (Ancient Greece and Modern Greece)). The most richly illustrated volume, the only one to feature 2 headpieces and 12 superb, large footpieces by CHOFFARD. Red percaline, spine damaged, title gilt on upper cover. Richly illustrated with beautiful views, including the ruins of Telmissus, Stratonicea, Mylassa, Miletus, Ephesus, …, the cities of Chesme, Smyrna, Turkish gulfs… Maps and plans: Port of Milos (drawn by the author); Gulf of the Volcanic Islands and Santorini (drawn by KAYFER, 1776); the island of Delos (surveyed by the author); the island of Paros (drawn by KAYFER, 1776); Port of Naussa (drawn by KAYFER, 1776); Island of Skyros (verified by Baron de TOTT); Port of Saint-Antoine on the island of Lemnos (drawn by KAYFER, 1776); part of the island of Metelin (drawn by KAYFER); the port of Tchetsmé and maneuvers of the Russian squadron, 1770 (surveyed by the author, 1776); the island of Samos (drawn by KAYFER); the city and port of Rhodes (drawn by KAYFER); the Gulf of Macri (verified by the author); the author’s route from the Gulf of Macri to the Meander (drawn by the author); port and city of Boudroun (drawn by KAYFER); port of Assemkalasi (drawn by KAYFER); vicinity of Palatsha (drawn by KAYFER); the author’s route from the Meander to Adramytti (drawn by the author); the plain of Ephesus (drawn by KAYFER); the Gulf and city of Smyrna (by a pilot of the king). The complete work consists of three volumes containing 2 maps (in Volume I) and 285 engravings.
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