LECHEVALIER (Jean-Baptiste). Voyage de la Propontide et du Pont-Euxin (Mer de Marmara et Mer Noire). Paris, Dentu an VIII-1800; 2 vol. in-8 (196 x 116 mm), marbled basane, smooth spines decorated with gilt rosettes (Period bindings). 6 large folding maps including those of the Bosphorus and Constantinople. First edition. "Constantinople will be the main focus of this work": the beauty of the Bosphorus and neighbouring villages, architectural wealth, customs and trade. The work was long considered one of the best travel guides to the Orient. Beautifully bound. Chipping at edge of lower cover, vol. II.