276 - Pococke, R. Description of the Orient and Some Other Countries. Translated from the English by C.E.V. Windheim and with a preface by (J.L.) von Mosheim. 3 vols. Erlangen, Stifthaus and Leipzig, Tetzschner, 1754-55. With 3 engraved title pages and 178 (of 180) partly folded copperplate maps, plates and plans. Large octavo. Contemporary leather bindings with gilt spine (scuffed and somewhat bumped, with small wormholes in places).

Pococke, R. Description of the Orient and Some Other Countries. Translated from the English by C.E.V. Windheim and with a preface by (J.L.) von Mosheim. 3 vols. Erlangen, Stifthaus and Leipzig, Tetzschner, 1754-55. With 3 engraved title pages and 178 (of 180) partly folded copperplate maps, plates and plans. Large octavo. Contemporary leather bindings with gilt spine (scuffed and somewhat bumped, with small wormholes in places). Henze IV, 144f.; Cox I, 224. - First German edition. - Detailed description by the English clergyman and scholar Richard Pococke (1704-1765) of his journey to Egypt and the western Near East. The book describes Egypt, Ethiopia, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Cyprus, Crete, the Aegean Islands, Greece, and parts of Italy, Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, and Austria. Plates IV (Volume 2): 'Ground and Elevation of the Holy Tomb...' and LXIV (Volume 3): 'Scene at Teos' are missing. The title page and a few plates are slightly stained; each title page has a stamp cutout. One plate has a repaired tear, one plate has a larger tear (resulting in image loss), and the map of the Holy Land has a large missing section in the upper part (resulting in image loss).