Lot 2203
[Book] Olivier, G.A. Atlas to Illustrate the Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia. Undertaken by Order of the Government of France, During the First Six Years of the Republic; London, T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1801. 12½ x 10". Sixteen plates, includes maps and depictions of native costume, flora and fauna (including incredibly rendered seashells). Three pages of text explain the plates in detail (in particular noting that Plate IX required "particular care in the execution", was not finished at the time of printing and would be delivered with plates from Travels in Egypt).
No covers. Pencil doodles on the back pages and inside on a few blank pages; Plate I, a map of Greece, has a 4" tear at the left edge; scattered moderate to severe surface soil, foxing and dampstaining throughout. The maps are clear with nice detail.
Olivier, an inveterate traveler, was a member of the National Institute, of the Society of Agriculture, of the Department of the Seine, and many other notable bodies of the time.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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