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Van Egmont, J. Aegidius., & Heyman, John.
Travels Through part of Europe, Asia Minor, The Islands of the Archipelago; Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Mount Sinai, &c. Containing a particular Account of the most remarkable Places, Structures, Ruins, Inscriptions, &c. in these Countries. Together with the Customs, Manners, Religion, Trade, Commerce, Tempers, and manner of living of the Inhabitants... Translated from the Low Dutch.
Publisher: Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, over against Grays-Inn, Holborn, London;
Date of Publication: 1759
Stock Code: 14275
Two volumes. Octavos, pp., 1: xii, 395, [1], 2: [2] advertisements, vi, 376, 15, [1]. With 6 engraved plates, as called for. Contemporary speckled calf, gilt titles and double-rules to spine in compartments, tooled rolls to board-edges in gilt, all edges speckled red. Bookplate of William Constable, of Burton Hall (1721-1791) to front paste-downs. Corners bumped and rubbed, joints wearing but holding well, slight dent to upper edge of upper board of first volume, light shelf-wear to boards. Contents clean and rather bright. A very good copy. Extensive accounts of Dutch travellers through the Mediterranean in the first half of the eighteenth century. This is a compilation of travels from Cadiz, to Alicante, Pisa, Lucca, Florence, Messina, Izmir, Lesbos, Istanbul, Rhodes, Cyprus, Palestine, Egypt, and Syria. Partially printed by William Bowyer, whose ledgers show 750 copies only were printed. William Constable, esq, was the owner of Burton-Constable Hall, widely recognised as one of the finest country houses in North Yorkshire. He was an avid collector of art, antiquities, natural curiosities and, of course, books. £875.00