A journey into Greece, / by George Wheler Esq; in company of Dr Spon of Lyons. In six books. Containing Containing I. A voyage from Venice to Constantinople. II. An account of Constantinople and the adjacent places. III. A voyage through the Lesser Asia. IV. A voyage from Zant through several parts of Greece to Athens. V. An account of Athens. VI. Several journeys from Athens, into Attica, Corinth, Bœotia, &c. With variety of sculptures.
Sir George Wheler (1651 - 1724)
Category
Books
Date
1682
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3019271
Summary
Bibliographic description
[14], 80, 177-483, [1]p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. (metal cut), map (folded) ; fol. Wine glass stain on p. 66; ink stain on p. 186. Second illustration has been misbound between pp. 286-7. Corner of pp. 337-8 torn away, not affecting text. Provenance: armorial bookplate: The Honble. Charles Yorke [i.e. Charles Yorke (1722-1770), younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Hardwicke; Lord Chancellor, 1770]. Binding: seventeenth-century sprinkled sheep over boards on four raised cords plus two false ones, brown spine label, gilt roll on board edges, red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Sir George Wheler (1651 - 1724), author Jacob Spon (1647-1685)