REUILLY Jean Baron de, “Voyage en Crimee et sur les boards de la mer Noire pendants l annee 1803, suivi d un memoir sur le commerce de cette mer et de notes sur les principaux ports commercants”, Paris, Bossange, Masson et Besson, 1806.

First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], xix, [1], 302, [1]. Including a large engraved folding map of Crimea “Carte de la Crimee ou Tauride pour servir au Voyage fait en 1803 par J. Reuilly. Dresse par J. B. Poirson… ”, an engraved folding plate of Sevastopol, 6 fine head & tail pieces (of which a map of the Black Sea), 3 folding tables, a full-page hand-coloured plate of coins and one folding plate of ancient Greek coins.

The French politician Baron Jean de Reuilly (1780-1810) traveled extensively in the East and took the opportunity to explore the Black Sea (along with Pallas) just after the opening of the area for the international trade. The first part of the book describes the natural resources, inhabitants, customs and antiquities of the area. A detailed itinerary of the journey is also provided. The second part details the commercial activities including agriculture, fishing and industry.

Later 19th cent. binding: leather spine marbled thick boards, browning and occasional spotting inside, one short tear on fold of the fording map.

Atabey 1034, not in Blackmer