PEETERS Jacob, "Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise du cote oriental. Comme aussi des villes et forteresses de la Moree, et quelques places de la Grèce...", Antwerp, Sur le marché des vieux Souliers, [1690?]. Oblong 8vo (165 x 288mm.), frontispiece plate of the Turkish standard, and 34 plates, maps and plans covering the area of Adriatic & Greece. The number of the plates of this work varies. Blackmer & Gennadius copies have 112, Sotheby’s auction 2012 copy had 114, while the number of the places mentioned in the text reaches the 139. The exact titles of the plates and the places of the current set are listed below: Polla (Pula), Budova (Budva), Dulcigo (Ulcinj), Isle de Corfu, Forteresse de S. Maura (Lefkada), S. Maura (Lefkada), Isle de Cefalonie (Cephalonia), Cefalonie (Cephalonia), Forteresse D’ Asso (Castle of Assos on Cephalonia), Isle de Zante (Zakynthos), Fortersse de Zante (Zakynthos), Les Dardanelles de Lepanthe (The strait of Rion-Antirrion), [Map of Peloponnese, South Greece and Southern Archipelagos], Coron (Koroni), Calamata (Kalamata), Plan de Zarnata, Zarnata, Chelafa (Kefala castle), Passava (castle of Passava - Peloponnese), Plan de Maina (castle of Maini at Cape Tainaron), Maluasia (Monemvasia), Megare (Megara), Golfe D’ Engia Saronicus Sinus (Saronic Gulf & Attica coast), Forteresse de Volo (Volos), Cerigo (Cythera), Forteresse de Cerigo (Cythera), [Crete & Cyclades], Candia (Heraklio), Canea (Chania), Retimo (Rethymno), Suda (Souda), Spina Longa, Millo (Milos), Tine (Tinos), Sesto (Kilitbahir castle - Hellespont). Plan of Sestos creased, otherwise all plates clean, spotless and without any marks or creases. Contemporary binding. Large loss of spine and worn covers. Missing the engraved title page and the following leaf (compared to the Bayerische StaatsBibliothec copy). A rare work, inspired by the Venetian successes against the Turks in Greece with the current copy including the part of Greece & the Adriatic. Most of the plates were etched by Gaspar Bouttats (1640-1695), a well-known books merchant and engraving master. The description of each city and subject is given at the beginning of the edition. Only 3 copies recorded in actions the last 40 years. Very Rare. Blackmer 1276, Zacharakis 2252-2572