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BROWN Edward. Relation de plusieurs voyages faits en Hongrie, Servie (sic), Bulgarie, Macédoine, Thes[s]alie, Austriche, Styrie, Carinthie, Carniole & Friuli. Enriched with several observations on gold, silver, copper, & quicksilver mines, as well as on baths Paris, Gervais Clouzier, 1674; in-4 contemporary brown calf, spine with ornate nerves, split at one corner. First edition of the translation from English. One of the first Britons to visit Greece Brown was fascinated by antiquities and mythology. And he depicts Larissa, capital of Thessaly where he stayed, in an engraving in the book. He was also interested in the geology and precious metals of the mines of Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia Beautiful frontispiece by Pierre Mignard engraved by L. Cossin and 8 ENGRAVED PLATES IN DRAWING, THREE OF WHICH ARE REPEATED: views, monuments, costumes Title foxed at the bottom with reprinted band: "Avec privilège du Roy". From the library of the 18th century geographer J.C. Dezauche.
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BROWN Edward. Relation de plusieurs voyages faits en Hongrie, Servie (sic), Bulgarie, Macédoine, Thes[s]alie, Austriche, Styrie, Carinthie, Carniole & Friuli. Enriched with several observations on gold, silver, copper, & quicksilver mines, as well as on baths Paris, Gervais Clouzier, 1674; in-4 contemporary brown calf, spine with ornate nerves, split at one corner. First edition of the translation from English. One of the first Britons to visit Greece Brown was fascinated by antiquities and mythology. And he depicts Larissa, capital of Thessaly where he stayed, in an engraving in the book. He was also interested in the geology and precious metals of the mines of Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia Beautiful frontispiece by Pierre Mignard engraved by L. Cossin and 8 ENGRAVED PLATES IN DRAWING, THREE OF WHICH ARE REPEATED: views, monuments, costumes Title foxed at the bottom with reprinted band: "Avec privilège du Roy". From the library of the 18th century geographer J.C. Dezauche.
