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Pockocke R., "A description of the East and some other countries", London 174345. First edition, big FOLIO (42x26cm), two volumes in 3, contemporary full leather rebacked and rubbed ,some scattered light browning and spotting, 310p., 308p., 268p., one hundred seventy four (174) fine copper engraved plates, mostly full folio page, several folded, few plates with marginal defects or tears at folds or corners, six plates detached and cropped in volume one, without four plates in same volume, generally clean and very good. Pococke travelled in the East from 1737 to 1740. The first volume describe Egypt, the second Cyprus, Greece, the Archipelago, Constantinople, Syria and Asia Minor. Gibbon praised a lot this work (Blackmer). It is a valuable source of information for the exact appearance of many monuments in Greece (including many monuments of Athens) and the Levant during early 18th century. The impressive size of the beautiful copper engravings make this fine travel account one of the most illustrated for the Levant ever produced. Atabey 965, Blackmer 1323