[TRAVEL] - LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (François de) - The travels and observations of the Sieur de la Boullaye-le-Gouz, gentleman from Anjou. Where are described the religions, Governments, & situations of the states & kingdoms of Italy, Greece, Natolia, Syria, Persia, Palestine, Karamenie, Kaldée, Assyrie, grand Mogol, Bijapour, East Indies of the Portuguese, Arabia, Egypt, Holland, Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Poland, Islands & other places of Europe, Asia & Africa, where he stayed, the whole enriched with beautiful figures - Paris ; Gervais Clousier, 1657 - 1 volume In-4° [6] leaves, 558 pages (pages 161 to 168 bound after page 175), [5] leaves - 1 portrait in foot of the author, 34 figures in text, of which many in full page (castle of Amasia, plan of the Seraglio, view on the mount Ararat, subjects of natural history and Indian wall paintings etc.); all engraved on wood.); all woodcut - Binding of the period in soft cream vellum (2 missing on the first cover, missing a small part of the cover, hinges cracked, spine detached, body of the book almost detached) - Smooth spine titled in black ink - 2nd edition revised, corrected and enlarged - Rare. Reference : Brunet III, 718