Gaudry (Albert). Recherches scientifiques en orient entreprises par les ordres du gouvernement, pendant les années 1853-1854, 1st edition, Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1855, half-title, 8 lithographic plates (1 hand-coloured), large folding colour map of Cyprus (opening to 67 x 95 cm), spotting, closed tear to inner fold of map affecting frame only, original wrappers bound in (frayed and marked), all edges untrimmed, modern calf, spine hatched in gilt, blind arabesque centrepieces to covers, large 8vo (26.6 x 17.5 cm) (Qty: 1) Blackmer 657; Cobham-Jeffery p. 21. 'Gaudry travelled from March 1853 to January 1854 in Greece, Cyprus, Syria and Egypt, examining the state of agriculture ... The second and largest section of the book is dedicated to the agriculture of Cyprus ... Part III describes sericulture in Smyrna, Chios, Cyprus, and Syria, while part IV is devoted to viticulture' (Blackmer).
Gaudry (Albert). Recherches scientifiques en orient entreprises par les ordres du gouvernement, pendant les années 1853-1854, 1st edition, Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1855, half-title, 8 lithographic plates (1 hand-coloured), large folding colour map of Cyprus (opening to 67 x 95 cm), spotting, closed tear to inner fold of map affecting frame only, original wrappers bound in (frayed and marked), all edges untrimmed, modern calf, spine hatched in gilt, blind arabesque centrepieces to covers, large 8vo (26.6 x 17.5 cm) (Qty: 1) Blackmer 657; Cobham-Jeffery p. 21. 'Gaudry travelled from March 1853 to January 1854 in Greece, Cyprus, Syria and Egypt, examining the state of agriculture ... The second and largest section of the book is dedicated to the agriculture of Cyprus ... Part III describes sericulture in Smyrna, Chios, Cyprus, and Syria, while part IV is devoted to viticulture' (Blackmer).
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