Mavor, William (1758-1837) - HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE MOST CELEBRATED VOYAGES, TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES Vol.XI incl. travels in Norway,Iceland,etc + Thevenot to Constantinople, Chardin through Mingrelia, Georgia to Persia, Du Halde in China.

London, E. Newbery 1797 Engraved plates (3) inc. plate of Chinese wife purchase and another showing a Lapland wizard. . Duodecimo (85x140mm) marbled roan. Spine & dentelles gilt (spine gilt flaked and hinges rubbed but covers well attached, corners worn). All edges sprinkled blue. Bookplate of John Blackburne Esq, Orford. Titlepage + contents +267pp. Title continues "from the Time of Columbus to the Present Period." Four voyages include journal of an employee of the North Sea Company of Copenhagen, the Jesuits Le Compte & Du Halde in China, Sir John Chardin travelling into Persia and finally John Thevenot from Italy to Constantinople. Some minor foxing, mostly to the plates but a neat tight copy of one of the 25 volumes making up the set, perhaps the most interesting volume in the set.

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