COMPTE ANDREOSSY:VOYAGE A L EMBOUCHURE DE LA MER NOIRE OU ESSAI SUR LE BOSPHORE ET LA PARTIE DU DELTA DE THRACE. PARIS 1818 First edtion, in 8vo,without the separately published Atlas later, contemporary blue boards slightly rubbed, complete 334p., some scattered light spotting in few pages, overall in very good condition. Andreossy was a French general,he was sent to Constantinople in 1812 to conduct a scientific reconnaissance of the area,he focused on water, terrain and defense. He was the first to provide a true scientific explanation of the double current of Bosphorus. He conducted a survey of the ancient Byzantine and later Ottoman aqueducts. A very detailed scientific description of Constantinople area in early 19th century. Atabey 21