BOOKS ( 2 VOLUMES) - Lot 402

BOOKS ( 2 VOLUMES) . Voyage pittoresque de la Grèce, Choiseul Gouffier, Paris J.J Blaise 1822. Volumes II, III and II, IV issues. Vintage hardback, ochre green, spine ribbed. Large folio (37x55cm). Numerous views of cities, ports and ancient towns, plans and maps. Good condition. A few leaves slightly browned in places. Mr. Choiseul Gouffier was appointed French ambassador to Constantinople following the successful publication of his first volume. After the French Revolution, he fled to Russia in 1792 and remained there until 1802, when he returned to France. The second part of the volume was finally completed by Barbie du Bocage and published in 1822, following the author's death in 1817. In this work, published in installments, Choiseul Gouffier paid great attention to the study and design of temples, relics of the Ionian region and islands. Provenance: former Vilain XIIII library.