DOMINIQUE JAUNA: HISTOIRE GENERALE DES ROYAUMES DE CHYPRE, DE JERUSALEM, D ARMENIE ET D EGYPTE ET LES FAITS DE L EMPIRE OTTOMAN.. ET L ANEANTISSEMENT DE L EMPIRE DES GRECS… LEIDEN 1747 FIRST EDITION, large in 4to, complete it two volumes, later 19th century cloth slightly rubbed, some very light scattered spotting in few pages, text clean and bright,edges marbled,volume I:[7], [60] portrait, 760p., one folding plan and 10 copper engraved head of tails, volume II:[4] 761-1439 (continuous pagination), one folding plate and 13 copper engraved head of tails,without five maps and plans, overall in very good condition. Jauna was a Savoyard scholar. At that time the house of Savoy had claims on the titles of the kings of Cyprus,Jerusalem and Armenia.Jauna compiled one of the very first comprehensive accounts of the history of Cyprus ever printed, utilized many original documents and earlier medieval chronicles, including the precious account of Leontios Machairas, that were difficult to access at the time. Jauna is generally very reliable and the chapters on Cyprus provide a detailed description for the history of the island. He focused also on several concrete areas of Cyprus up to his time. A very precious early account on Cyprus