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A Journey into Greece, In Company of D'Spon of Lyon


George Wheler


William Cademan, Robert Kettlewell, and Awnsham Churchill 1682

Binding:  Hardback  |  Condition: Very Good  | 

First edition. Wheler's important account of his travels in Greece and the surrounding areas in the company of Jacob Spon from 1675 to 1676. One of the earliest travelogues by an Englishman in Greece. And though considered inferior to Spon's 1678 'Voyage d'Italie, de Dalmatie, de Grèce et du Levant', Wheler's work was notable for the accuracy of the map as well as his descriptions of the various sites, ruins, inscriptions, coins and plants he encountered; including an account of the Parthenon prior to 1687 siege of the Acropolis, where it sustained significant damage. Divided into six books: I. A Voyage from Venice to Constantinople; II. An Account of Constantinople and the Adjacent Places; III. A Voyage Through the Lesser Asia; IV. A Voyage from Zant Through Several Parts of Greece to Athens; V. An Account of Athens; VI. Several Journeys from Athens, into Attica, Corinth, Boeotia, etc. Complete with large fold out map and numerous engravings within the text plus three extra figures on one plate and 4 plates of coins to the rear. 4to. (300x210mm) [vii] 483pp. (with irregular pagination from book to book) Skillfully rebacked with contemporary spine and covers laid down. Raised bands and label to spine. Title fetching inscribed to fore-edge. Rubbing and wear to edges. Toning to pages, small closed tears to fold out map, not affecting image. Binding tight. A pleasing, study example. Very good.

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