DE BRUYN (Cornelis). Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn, door de v - Lot 38

DE BRUYN (Cornelis). Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn, door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia, de eylanden Scio, Rhodus, Cyprus, Metelino, Stanchio, &c. Mitsgaders de voornaamste steden van Aegypten, Syrien en Palestina. Tot Delft, H. van Krooneveld, 1698. Fort in-folio, [20] f. 398 p., pl., antique posterior binding, brown half calf with corners, 5-rib spine, gilt title, date stamped on tail (binding a little cracked, scattered rubbing, qq. interior defects including foxing, cracks, creases and soiling not serious). First edition of one of the most richly illustrated books on the Levant. This includes a frontispiece engraved by Mulder after R. Du Val, a portrait of the author by Valk after G. Kneller, a fold-out map covering most of the Mediterranean, a plate showing a scene from the book's presentation, and last but not least, 210 hors-texte figures, including double fold-outs, offering views of landscapes and buildings in the Near East, as well as depictions of people, fauna and flora. (Atabey 159; Cox I, 251).