A voyage into the Lavent : performed by Command of the late French King ; containing the ancient and modern state of islands of the archipelago ; as also of Constantinople, the coasts of the Black Sea, Arminia, Grergia, the frontires of Persia, and Asia Minor : with plans of the principal towns and places of note ; an account of genius, manners, trade and religion of the respective people inhabiting those parts : and an explanation of variety of medals and antique mounments / Joseph Pitto de Tournefort ; Illustrated [with full descreptions and curious copper plates of great numbers of uncommon plants, animals, &c. and several observations in natural history] by M. Tounefort, of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Chief Botanist to the Late French King &c. To which isw prefix'd, the author's life, by H. M. Lauthier in a letter to M. Began ; as also his elogium pronounc'd by M. Fontenelle, translated by J. Ozell, before a public assembly of the Academy of Sciences ; Adorn'd with an accurate map of the author's travels, not in the French edition, done by Mr. Senex, In three volumes

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