JEAN BAPTISTE TAVERNIER: LES SIX VOYAGES DE JEAN BAPTISTE TAVERNIER QU IL A FAIT EN TURQUIE,EN PERSE ET AUX INDES PENDANT L ESPACE DE QUARANTE ANS…PREMIERE PARTIE. PARIS CLOUZIER BARBIN 1677 FIRST EDITION, large in 4to, later leather over boards, leather cover of spine missing, covers with wear, some light browning and spotting, only the first part dealing with his trips in the Levant and Persia, 699p. and three copper engraved plates, overall in good condition. One of the great classics of travelling in its first rare edition. Tavernier toured extensively in Greece and the Levant in mid 17th century as a jewel merchant. His descriptions are pragmatic and highly detailed. He described the routes,he provides exhaustive lists of duties, taxes and the types of goods traded.Unlike other travelers, tavernier focused on logistics, measurements and geography. Absent from Atabey this first edition. Scarce