JOHANN CHRISTOPH WAGNER: DELINEATIO PROVINCIARUM PANNONIAE ET IMPERII TURCICI IN ORIENTE Eine Grundrichtige Beschreibung deß ganzen Aufgangs / sonderlich aber deß Hochlöblichen. Königreichs Ungarn /und der ganzen Türckey / AUGSBURG 1685 {together} DELINEATIONIS PROVINCIARUM PANNONIAE ET IMPERII TURCICI IN ORIENTE oder Grundrichtigen Beschreibung deß ganzen Aufgangs sonderlich aber deß Hochlöblichen Königreichs Ungarn und der ganzen Türckey / rc. Anderer Theil. Inhaltend Ein Historische Beschreibung Deß Ottomannischen oder. Türckischen Reichs Ursprung und Wachsthum / desselben gegen vielen Ländern / sonderlichen aber gegen ermeldetem Königreich Ungarn / bißhero außgeübten Tyrannischen Feind- und Gewalttätigkeiten AUGSBURG 1685 {together}INTERIORA ORIENTIS DETECTA Oder Grundrichtige und eigentliche Beschreibung aller heut zu Tag bekandten grossen und herrlichen Reiche des Orients: AUGSBURG 1686. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, FOLIO, contemporary vellum slightly soiled, complete all three parts present, an imposing book with more than two thousands pages, irregular pagination, very richly illustrated, part I: Double page engraved frontis title in red and black [8],163p., [8] and 45 engraved double page or folded plates plus 17 woodcuts and engravings in the text, part II: engraved frontis, title in red and black [2],155p.[4] and 38 engraved plates double page or folded plus 4 in the text, part III: engraved portrait,engraved frontis, title in red and black, [4],228p., [8]and 41 engraved double page or folded plates plus 12 woodcuts in the text, some scattered light foxing or spotting in few pages, some light wear on few plates, overall in very good plus condition, a lovely copy. Very rare accounts published during the Great Turkish war regarding the Levant. It contains detailed descriptions of many places in Greece and the Balkans,not only of battles and conquests, but also general information on people, customs, trade, cities,ethnic composition, a kind of encyclopedia for the Levant. It contains 125 big plates (many folded) of several places of the Balkans and Greece (including Constantinople, Thessaloniki, Andrianople, Lefkada, Koroni, Kalamata, Smyrne, Abydos etc), rare maps and plans (naval battle of Lepanto/Nafpaktos, map of the Patraikos area, map of the golf of Koroni) and around 30 more in the text, in total more than 150 illustrations. Twenty two plates have fine 17th century full body coloring. An amazing Folio publication for the Levant of the utmost rarity.