![AVRIL, Philippe (1654-1698). Voyage en divers etats d'Europe et d'Asie, entrepris pour découvrir un nouveau chemin à la Chine. 4° (238 x 170mm). Engraved portrait, folding map, 3 plates and 5 headpieces (occasional very unimportant browning and offsetting). Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine, arms of L.A. de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac on covers [Olivier 407, fer 2] 'A Mr le Vte d'Ermemonville in gilt on upper cover, all within a triple gilt fillet (extremities a little rubbed). Provenance: Duc de Richelieu (arms on sides) -- probably presented to A.J.F. de Chaillou, vicomte d'Ermenonville -- James Whatman (armorial bookplate) -- Girardin (book-label).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2007/CSK/2007_CSK_05139_0005_000(023943).jpg?w=1)
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AVRIL, Philippe (1654-1698). Voyage en divers etats d'Europe et d'Asie, entrepris pour découvrir un nouveau chemin à la Chine. 4° (238 x 170mm). Engraved portrait, folding map, 3 plates and 5 headpieces (occasional very unimportant browning and offsetting). Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine, arms of L.A. de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac on covers [Olivier 407, fer 2] 'A Mr le Vte d'Ermemonville in gilt on upper cover, all within a triple gilt fillet (extremities a little rubbed). Provenance: Duc de Richelieu (arms on sides) -- probably presented to A.J.F. de Chaillou, vicomte d'Ermenonville -- James Whatman (armorial bookplate) -- Girardin (book-label).
FIRST EDITION of Avril's interesting, but ultimately unsuccessful, six-year journey through Russia in order to find a route to China. His first voyage took him through Syria, Kurdistan, Armenia and Persia before he was thwarted by the Governor of Astrakhan; he then attempted to reach China via Moscow, but was again frustrated and returned to France in 1690 by way of Constantinople, Moldavia and Poland. cf.Blackmer 58 (second edition).
FIRST EDITION of Avril's interesting, but ultimately unsuccessful, six-year journey through Russia in order to find a route to China. His first voyage took him through Syria, Kurdistan, Armenia and Persia before he was thwarted by the Governor of Astrakhan; he then attempted to reach China via Moscow, but was again frustrated and returned to France in 1690 by way of Constantinople, Moldavia and Poland. cf.Blackmer 58 (second edition).
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