1922 - Jaubert, A.

Jaubert, A. Voyage to Armenia and Persia, undertaken in the years 1805 and 1806. Followed by a note on Ghilan and Mazanderan, by Colonel Trezel. Paris, Pelicier and Nepveu, 1821. With 10 lithographed plates, 2 leaves, XII, 506 pp., 1 leaf. Late half-leather binding. (Cat.) Atabey 613. Schwab 287. First edition. - The translator, Orientalist, and diplomat Pierre-Amédée Émilien Jaubert (1779–1847) accompanied Napoleon on his campaign to Egypt and assumed important roles in the negotiations intended to secure France a prominent position in that part of the world. To this end, he was sent to Persia in 1805, where, after six months of captivity, he negotiated with the Shah. - The plates (incunabula of lithography) feature portraits, costumes, equestrian scenes, and views. - Without the fold-out map. Some pages slightly stained; owner’s mark on the half-title page.