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94 - ABBE MARITI: VOYAGE DANS L'ÎLE DE CHYPRE, LA SYRIE ET LA PALESTINE. PARIS, 1791
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ABBE MARITI: VOYAGE DANS L'ÎLE DE CHYPRE, LA SYRIE ET LA PALESTINE. PARIS, 1791 First edition in French, in 8vo, contemporary full leather slightly rubbed at edges, text clean and bright, complete in two volumes, ex libris in front, past down of the Manoir de Roncheville and of the famous Petritzi collection, overall in very good condition, a nice set. Mariti lived in Cyprus for seven years (1760-1767) as a consular official for the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his observations are among the most respected accounts of 18th-century Cyprus. Based in Cyprus had visited Syria and the Holy Land.Mariti was a meticulous observer. His book covers everything fromarchaeology(he was one of the first to identify ancient Citium) tocommerce,religion, andnatural history. He had an admiration for theWines of Cyprus, and discussed in details the production of Commandaria and the trade of Cypriot wines. Volume two covers his further travels in Syria.
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Travels and discoveries in Greece and the Levant The Library of a Greek gentleman, Part DAuction house
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