WHELER, Sir George (1650--1723)
[Journey into Greece. French. 1723]
Voyage de Dalmatie, de Grece, et du Levant. Par Mr. George Wheler. Enrichi de medailles, & de figures des principales antiquitez ... Traduit de l'Anglois. ...
A La Haye (Place), chez Rutgert Alberts,, 1723.
2 vols ; 16.5 cm. (12º)
I: XII, 358 p., add. engr. t.-pl., 1 fold. leaf of letterpress inscriptions, engr. fold. map, [48] pl. : illus.
II: [2], 332 p., add. engr. t.-pl., 4 fold. leaves of letterpress inscriptions, [32] pl. : illus.

Translation of A journey into Greece, London, 1682 (q.v.); the French translation first appeared in 1689. Volume I, leaf P4 (preceding the 'Table Des Villes') is cancelled; pagination is continuous.

Copy Notes Bought from Peter Low for 4s. 6d., 29 October 1805. (Spiers Box). Volume I of this copy retains the cancelled blank leaf (P4) between pp. 352 and 353.

Binding C18th sprinkled calf, gilt-tooled spines, black spine-labels.

Reference Number 3578

Additional Names Peter Low, bookbinder; SPON, Jacob (1647--1685)