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MILLON RIVIERA

86 - [HISTORY] [CHASSEPOL (François de)]
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Estimate €100 - €150
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[HISTORY] [CHASSEPOL (François de)] History of the Grand Viziers Muhammad Coprogli Pasha and Ahmet Coprogli Pasha. That of the last three Grand Lords; of their Sultanas and principal favourites; together with the most secret intrigues of the Seraglio. And various other details concerning the wars in Dalmatia, Transylvania, Hungary, Candia and Poland. Paris, published by Estienne Michallet, 1676. In-12, epistle, 303 pp., table of contents. Full contemporary sheepskin binding. Ribbed spine. The lower box and part of the cap are missing. Binding worn. The map of the Battle of Kotzschin is missing. This work focuses on the political activities of two members of the Köprülü family who held the office of Grand Vizier (Mehmed Pasha, from 1656 to 1661; Ahmed Pasha, from 1661 to 1676), under Mehmed IV, and on the defeat inflicted on the Ottoman armies by John Sobieski at the Battle of Khotin (Moldavia, 11 November 1673). A collection of anecdotes about the wars against the Turks in which John III Sobieski and Charles V of Lorraine distinguished themselves.
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