Motraye’s Travels Through Europe, Asia, and into Part of Africa; With Proper Cutts and Maps. (2 volumes)

La Mottraye, Aubry de

London : Printed for the author; E. Symon, J. Newton, 1723

[Translation of Voyages de Sr A. de La Motraye] 2 volumes. Bound in modern green cloth.  Folios, 35 x 22.5 cm.  viii, 440 pp., 8 page subscriber list, two maps and 28 plates including frontis., many folding.  viii, 296, (10) pp.; frontis, 9 plates, one folding. Some of the plates engraved by William Hogarth.   Tear across the royal license in the first volume, the plates generally sound. Staining to the title of the second volume.  Continued subtitle: "Containing a great variety of geographical, topographical, and political observations on those Parts of the World; especially on Italy, Turkey, Greece, Crim and Noghaian Tartaries, Circassia, Sweden, and Lapland. A curious Collection of Things particularly Rare, both in Nature and Antiquity; such as Remains of antient Cities and Colonies, Inscriptions, Idols, Medals, Minerals, &c. With An Historical Account of the most considerable Events which happen'd during the Space of above 25 Years; such as a great Revolution in the Turkish Empire, by which the Emperor was depos'd; the Engaging of the Russian and Turkish Armies on the Banks of the Pruth; the late King of Sweden’s Reception and Entertainment at Bender; his Transactions with the Porte, during his Stay of above four Years in Turkey; his Return into his Dominions, Campaigns in Norway, Death, &c. His Sister, the Princess Ulrica's Accession to the Throne, her generous Resignation of it to her Consort the present King; and, in fine, all the chief Transactions of the Senate and States of Sweden, &c. ..."