Travel in Muscovy. MAYERBERG. Viaggio di Moscovia.
Travel in Muscovy. MEYERBERG, Augustin. Viaggio di Moscovia. Napoli, Parrino, 1697
8vo, 145x80 mm; Binding in boards, rear end papers; pp. [12], 372, [12]; woodcut monogram of the Editor on title page and leaf Q12v. Woodcut Initials and ornaments. Autograph ownership note on end paper: "Louis Comte de La Val 1697". Some pages browned, good copy.
Condition Report
Rare first and only Italian translation. Work translated from the original French, in which "the site of the Country, Cities, Fortresses, Rivers, and more relevant Lakes, the Rites, Costumes, and Riches of the inhabitants are clearly described; the Political Government, and Military of the State, and all that concerns an entire news of the Muscovy Grand Duchy, and adjacent provinces."