1677 – Pietro Valle Voyage Letters | Persia, India, Holy Land, Constantinople

Viaggi di Pietro della Valle il pellegrino by Pietro Della Valle (1677) is an early modern travel narrative written as a series of letters describing journeys across the Ottoman Empire, the Holy Land, Egypt, Persia, and India. Printed in Bologna by Gioseffo Longhi, this volume contains the first part of the work, presenting observations of cities such as Constantinople, Cairo, Baghdad, Isfahan, and Goa. The text is arranged as correspondence addressed to Mario Schipano, reflecting the author’s experiences across multiple regions and cultures.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Viaggi di Pietro della Valle il pellegrino, : descritti da lui medesimo in lettere familiari
• Author(s): Pietro Della Valle
• Publisher: In Bologna: presso Gioseffo Longhi
• Edition: 1677.
• Binding: Full vellum
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Size:  6.25 in x 3.5 in (16 cm x 9 cm)
• Collation: 636 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Letters describing travel through the Ottoman Empire
  • Accounts of Egypt and the Holy Land
  • Descriptions of Persia and India
  • Observations of Constantinople, Cairo, Baghdad, Isfahan, and Goa

Condition:

Fair. Full vellum binding is present but separated from the text block. Text block remains secure with no loose pages. Pages are clean with light age toning.

Why Collect This?

• Early travel narrative in letter form
• 17^th-century descriptions of Constantinople, Persia, Baghdad, and India

Item Number: #50651