LE BRUYN (Corneille). Travels of Corneille Le Brun through Muscovy, in Persia, and the East Indies. We have added the route followed by Mr Isbrants, Ambassador of Muscovy, in crossing Russia and Tartary to get to China. And some remarks against Messrs Chardin & Kempfer. With a letter written to the author on this subject. Amsterdam, Wetstein, 1718. 2 vols. in-folio, marbled calf, spines decorated, gilt roulette on the edges. [2] 2 ff.n.ch., 468 pp. (continuous pagination for the 2 volumes). First edition illustrated with a frontispiece, a portrait, 3 maps, 266 single, double or folding plates (some with several subjects) as well as 44 in-text figures. Impressive work by the quantity and quality of the engravings, which illustrate a seven-year journey and cover all the facets of it: views of the main cities, including folding panoramas of the cities of Isfahan and Moscow measuring nearly 2 meters, views of Astrakhan, Samachi...; Samoyed peoples, Russians, Persians, Armenians...; animals, fishes, plants (among which "extraordinary turnips"); numerous views of Persepolis with details of the ornaments, figures of the staircases, etc. and portraits of personalities such as King Hossen of Persia and the King of Bantam to whom the author was granted an audience. A very fine copy in an excellent edition and of great internal freshness. A few discreet restorations to the headpieces.