Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Vertot, (René-Aubert) de. Histoire des Chevaliers Hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jérusalem, appellez depuis Chevaliers de Rhodes et aujourd’hui Chevaliers de Malte. Nouvelle édition. 5 vols.

Titles in red and black. With engr. frontispiece, engr. portrait of the author, 3 engr. folding maps, and 1 engr. endouble-page map. 8vo. Contemp. full vellum. – Amsterdam, Wetsteins & Smith, 1732.

Important account on the Knight of Malta by the French Abbé Vertot (1655–1735), first published in 1726. The maps show the Mediterranen, the island of Rhodos, the Island of Malta and the fortification of Valletta. – Cf. Brunet V, 1149 (first ed. of 1726). – Fine copy in a nice contemporary binding. – Best.-Nr. 20753