1687 Travels of Chardin in PERSIA Middle East Iraq Turkey Iran Voyages French

1687 Travels of Chardin in PERSIA Middle East Iraq Turkey Iran Voyages French

 

A rare French edition of Jean Chardin’s “Travels into Persia and the East Indies”. This book is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Persia and the Near East. This printing was published at the same time as other French edition, all are considered first editions. In this book Chardin discusses his journeys from Constantinople to the Black Sea, Persia, and throughout the Middle East (Kashan, Iraq; Armenia, Crimea, and Georgia). The end of his journey took him through the Cape of Good Hope, on his way home.

 

Upon his return, he was considered quite a celebrity in London; though, according to Evelyn he was ‘not inclined to talke wonders”. He met with famous members of the Royal Society, all of whom took great interest in his voyage. He told them of his witnessing of Abbas II’s coronation, and the jewels and fine ornaments he had seen.

 

This second volume from the 1687 French edition was published in Lyon and features a fascinating collection of engravings depicting views of Middle Eastern temples, sepulchers, and city views.

 

Item number: #7908

Price: $750

 

CHARDIN, John

 

Journal du voyage du chevalier Chardin en Perse et aux Indes orientales : par la mer Noire et par la Colchide : qui contient le voyage de Paris à Hispahan. Tome second.

 

A Lyon : Chez Thomas Amaulry, ruë Merciere, au Mercure Galant, 1687.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 439, [9]
  • 14 engraved plates
    • 3 full-page
    • 11 folding
  • References: Howgego I, 216; Atabey 218
    • Howgego: “His account of the Persian court and his business transactions with the shah are of considerable interest.”
    • Atabey: “Chardin’s acute observations and valuable insights into oriental life were highly praised by Montesquieu, Rousseau, Gibbon and Helvetius, all of whom drew on his work in their own writings”
  • Language: French
  • Binding: Leather; tight & secure
  • Size: ~6.5in X 3.5in (16.5cm x 9cm)

 

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