TAVERNIER, Jean-Baptiste Les six voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, en Turquie, en Perse, et aux Indes. Recueil de plusieurs Relations et Traitez singuliers & curieux […] qui n’ont point esté mis dans ses six premiers Voyages. Divisé en cinq parties. I. Une Relation du Japon ; II. Relation de ce qui s’est passé dans la Negociation des Deputes qui ont esté en Perse & aux Indes ;III. Observations sur le Commerce des Indes Orientales ; IV. Relation nouvelle & singulière du Royaume de Tonquin ; V. Histoire de la conduite des Hollandais en Asie. Avec la Relation de l’intérieur du Serrail du Grand Seigneur.

A fine edition printed in Holland of Tavernier’s six journeys and of the “Recueil de plusieurs Relations” – of Japan, Persia, Indies, Tonkin and Asia. Brunet, V, 681 ; Catalogue des livres de M. le baron de Rothschild, II, 1932 (pour l’édition de 1675 de la Relation du Serrail) ; Chadenat, 6139 (pour l’édition de 1679).

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689) travelled through every European country, and then he explored Turkey, Persia, India and Asia Minor. On his return from his sixth trip, he wrote his “Relations”.

The interesting illustration consists of 1 fine frontispiece, 1 portrait of the author engraved by Causé, 44 plates of which 37 are folded and 2 large folding maps of Tonkin and Japan Islands.

A handsome copy preserved in its beautiful 18th century apple green morocco, with the spines finely decorated with grotesques.

Seventeenth century editions of Tavernier’s travels bound in fine old morocco are very rare.