76 - PAUL LUCAS: Voyage du Paul Lucas fait en DCCXIV par ordre de Louis XIV dans la Turquie, l' Asie, Sourie… Amsterdam, 1720

PAUL LUCAS: Voyage du Paul Lucas fait en DCCXIV par ordre de Louis XIV dans la Turquie, l' Asie, Sourie… Amsterdam, 1720 Second edition of the third travel of Lucas in the Levant in the late 1710s (first the previous year), small in 8vo, complete in two volumes, contemporary full leather very slightly rubbed, upper edge of spine in volume two very lightly chipped, text clean and bright, complete in two volumes: title in red and black title in red and black [16], 436 p. [4]; title in red and black, 345 p. [26]; and 2 folded maps and 32 copper engraved plates (19 folding), as called for. Includes a plate about 35 cm long titled The March of the Caravan from Cairo to Mecca. Overall in very good condition. Lucas (1664-1737) was a hard traveler. He visited Greece and the Levant several times during the late 17th and early 18th century and collected many antiquities. His first visit to Greece was when he served with the Venetian army in Negreponte in 1688. In 1696 he returned to France with a substantial quantity of antiquities, and the Royal Cabinet sent him on several missions to collect more. He kept calendars and gathered much information on the places he visited. His precious accounts became classics throughout the 18th century. This edition is very richly illustrated. References: Blackmer 1038 (third edition), Atabey 733 (this edition)