TAVERNIER

SUITE DES VOYAGES DE MONSIEUR

JEAN BAPTISTE TAVERNIER

EN TURQUIE, EN PERSE ET AUX INDES.

TAVERNIER, Jean Baptıste

Rouen, 1713, Tome II

Beautiful work by one of the most famous travelers of his time, J.-B. Tavernier.

After having visited most of Europe, he made six trips to India, where he amassed a considerable fortune, thanks among other things, to the trade he made in precious stones.

When the Edict of Nantes was revoked, he went to Switzerland, then to Germany where he was appointed director of the Compagnie des Indes. On his departure for Muscovy, he fell ill and died in Copenhagen.

Best known as the man who brought the Blue Diamond (HOPE) back to Europe.

His six voyages took him to Turkey, Persia, India, Sumatra and Java.

This book discusses his travels in Turkey and Persia with a description of Persia, political and historical as well as a description of the road from Isfahan to Ormus –

Tavernier – Continuation Of The Travels Of Monsieur Jean-Baptiste Tavernier – 1713 – Volume II –

Good condition of the binding, work in its period full brown leather, good condition of the covers and the spine, rubbing from use, dented corners, joints partly cracked, upper cover soaring, title piece missing, spine with raised bands , red-pigmented edges, golden volume number –

Good interior condition, some waterstains and dirt, pretty bands, beautiful initials, fine engravings out of text on folding boards –