Views in Palestine, from the Original Drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Country, and its Remarkable Places.

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

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(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

T. Bensley for R. Bowyer

London

1804

FIRST EDITION. 24 full-page color aquatint plates taken from the original drawings of the Italian artist Luigi Mayer. Text in English and French.

Scarce and fascinating work illustrated by Luigi Mayer, who is considered the most accurate portrayer of the Ottoman Empire prior to David Roberts.

pp. 47, (1). Minor foxing. Three-quarter calf, glit. Slightly discolored, light wear to extremeties. Elephant folio