1632 BOSPHORUS HISTORY antique vellum BYZANTIUM OTTOMAN TURKEY CONSTANTINOPLE

De Bosporo Thracio lib. III.


Leiden, apud Elzevirios ; 1632


Size 2.5 by 4.5"

 379+ [5] pp, engraved title page (abduction of Europe and view of the Bosporus), by C.C. Duysend. 


Original vellum binding, spine with manuscript title in bold letters, red edges, lacks ties

very good condition

Historical work on the Bosphorus by the French natural historian Gilles (1490-1555).


Ref. Willems 366


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Gilles' De Bosporo Thracio is among the earliest works to describe Constantinople and the Thracian Bosphorus. 
It provided authentic and reliable sources of information for early travellers.
Gilles accompanied d'Aramon's embassy to the Porte in 1547; he was charged with searching for Greek manuscripts and antiquities on behalf of Francis I. During his travels he met André Thevet and they toured Asia Minor together.
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