2 parts in 1. [10], 262, [8], 581, [7] pp. Title-page printed in red & black. With copper-engraved added pictorial-page; 8 double-page maps (4 of them folding out as well); 31 copper-engraved plates (23 double-page, 3 folding out as well); 33 engraved illustrations in the text. (folio) 31x20 cm. (12¼x8"), period mottled calf, spine tooled in gilt, raised bands, morocco lettering piece. First Edition.
Marvelous work on Palestine and Syria by Dr. Olfert Dapper (1638-89), physician, geographical and historical scholar, the author of a series of works dealing with Africa, Asia and America. The notable plates and maps have crisp, dark impressions, including fine views of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Damascus, Tripoli, Aleppo, Rama, the Temple of Solomon, and others. Complete with all plates and maps, the titld-page to the second part, and the lists of plates. Provenance: Collection of Margaret Gee.
Condition:
Minor extremity wear to coves; some plates trimmed close and in a few instances to the neat lines, affecting captions in a case or two, overall fine or nearly so.