193 - [The Levant]. DU MONT, Jean, Baron of CARLSCROON.

[The Levant]. DU MONT, Jean, Baron of CARLSCROON. A New Journey to the Levant by Sieur D. M... Containing the Most Remarkable Things He Saw in Germany, France, Italy, Malta, and Turkey..., The Hague, published by Etienne Foulque, 1694. In-12, (12) leaves, including a frontispiece, 475 pp., title in red and black, 8 plates. Fine, finely speckled havana-colored glazed calfskin of the period, decorated ribbed spine, fluted panels (rubbing on the spine has caused the gilding to fade; interior defects including minor, insignificant wormholes up to pp. 196, minor marginal water stains, loose quires, a tear with a loss on the plate opposite p. 362, the side margin of the plate opposite p. 195 is short). First edition of these travel accounts (the second edition was published in 1699 by the same publisher). The illustrations consist of a frontispiece title page and 8 fold-out plates, engraved in black on copper, along with attractive wood-engraved tailpieces. Jean Dumont, Baron de Carlscroon (1667–1727), a French traveler and man of letters born in Rouen, traveled throughout much of Europe before settling in Austria, where he was appointed historiographer to Emperor Charles VI. He is the author of travelogues in epistolary form, rich in observations on the public and private life of the countries he visited, as well as several historical and political works. From 1692 to 1710, he also edited *Les Lettres historiques*, a periodical devoted to major European events. Only 2 copies in the CCFr (BnF).