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Dimitrie Cantemir (b. 1673, d. 1723)

Dimitrie Cantemir: Geschichte des osmanischen Reichs nach seinem Anwachse und Abnehmen. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Hamburg: Christian Herold 1745. 1st German ed. Large 4to. [9], 11–852, [1] pp. With engraved title vignette, initials, one folding plan (with foxing), and 23 portraits, incl. one of Dimitrie Cantemir. Bound in cont. full calf with gilt spine, red edges.

With the author's portrait, portraits of the Turkish rulers, and a layout plan of the city of Constantinople.

Graesse II, 38.

Provenance: Valdemar's Castle, Tåsinge.

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Books from Valdemar's Castle, 30 November 2022

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15,000–20,000 DKK

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22,000 DKK