Eton W., “Tableau Historique Politique et Moderne de l’Empire Ottoman”, Paris 1798-99 (An VII). First edition in French. 8vo, 20x13cm, pp. [22], 352, 320. Contemporary leather over boards, spine richly gilt, head of spine of volume one chipped, text clean. Complete in two volumes. Overall very good. Eton was an ardent philhellene arguing that Greek emancipation was certain to occur in the near future. This book is a survey of the Ottoman Empire at the end of 18^th century, describing its population, its resources, its trade, its administration, its military forces etc. He focused on the oppression made on Greeks and the decline of the Empire. He focused on the trade of the Levant. Atabey 409, Blackmer 558 (for the English edition of same year)