Չամչեան (Միքայէլ) [CHAMCHIAN (Michael)]. Պատմութիւն հայոց։ Ե - Lot 68

Չամչեան (Միքայէլ) [CHAMCHIAN (Michael)]. Պատմութիւն հայոց։ Երեք հատորով [History of the Armenians, in three volumes.]. Venice, Imprimerie Pietro Valvasense, 1784-1786. 3 vol. in-4, 803 p. + 1060 p. + 896-195-[1] p., later half-black basane, smooth spines, gilt title, tomaison and fillet (binding worn, lower jaws of t. 1 and 2 repaired with pieces of percaline, others split, corners dull, quires out of order, light wetness on map). First edition of the History of Armenia by Mikhaël Chamchian (1738-1823), Armenian mekhitarist monk, historian, grammarian and theologian. This monumental work covers the history of Armenia from antiquity to 1784. Volume 1 is illustrated with a small vignette showing a map of the Armenian highlands, and a full-page copperplate engraving by Giacomo Guarana and Fabio Berandi. A fold-out map showing the fifteen provinces of Armenia, with colored boundaries, appears at the end of Volume 3. Two in-text illustrations and one plate.