A Relation of a Journey begun An: Dom: 1610. Foure Bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the Remote parts of Italy, and Ilands adioyning, by George Sandys, London: printed for W. Barrett, 1621. Second edition. English.
Description of George Sandys's travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Palestine (Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Judean Mountains and more), Italy and the islands surrounding it. With about 45 engravings portraying the central sites and the architecture of every country. The book opens with a double-page map (engraving) of the Mediterranean countries.
The author, George Sandys (1577-1644) was a British traveler and poet. This book, first published in 1615, is considered one of the most important travel-books of the period.
[1] leaf, [1] map, [2], 209, [1] p, 27 cm. One folded engraving (view of Istanbul) missing. Good-fair condition. Stains. Front binding, front endpaper and title page detached. Tears and worming to title page. Tears to a number of leaves. Inscriptions on front endpapers.