Naukeurige Beschryving van Asie: behelfende de Gewesten van Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie, Anatolie, (.)

DAPPER, Olfert.

Published by Amsterdam Jacob van Meurs, 1680

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First edition; folio, 2 parts in 1 vol.; engraved additional pictorial title, title in red and black and with woodcut ornament, 13 double-page or folding engraved plates, 3 double-page maps and 22 half-page illustrations, short worm trace diminishing in size within text on ff. of pp1-Ss4, affecting the odd letter, occasional spotting, a few small stains, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, lightly soiled and marked. A very good copy. Although Dapper (1636-1689) never left the Netherlands, he garnered information for his authoritative works from Dutch explorers and merchants as well as Jesuit missionaries. His description of Asia Minor and Mesopotamia includes views of Aden, Mocha, Muscat, Bagdad, Babel, Nineveh, Abydos, Smyrna, Magnesia, and Ephesus. Atabey 322.

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Title: Naukeurige Beschryving van Asie: behelfende de Gewesten van Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie, Anatolie, (.)
Publisher: Amsterdam Jacob van Meurs
Publication Date: 1680
Edition: 1st Edition

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