Berggren J.: “Resor I Europa och Osterlanderne.” Stockholm 1826-1828 First and only edition, In 8vo 20x12cm, three volumes, contemporary leather over boards, complete 375p.,558p.,70p.,140p.,112p. and 9 plates, including three maps, some scattered spotting in few pages, overall a very good set. Jacob Berggren traveled in Greece, Cyprus and the Levant in 1819-1820. He arrived in Corfu and continued to Koroni where its ship found refuge, as the mariners were afraid by the vronda (βροντή,written like this). He spent some time in Archipelago, visiting Kithira, Milo, Idra, Kea and Chios where he met the families of Petrokokkino, Ralli and Negreponte. From Chios visited briefly other islands of Northern Aegean, as Mytilini, Imbros and Samothraki and learned a few Greek words (λουλούδια.). He arrived in Constantinople and then followed a very lengthy account, almost exhaustive, around 100 pages, of the Ottoman capital, a very detailed picture of contemporary life, monuments, populations and trade of the city and its surrounding places. In summer 1819 left by sea and visited Cyprus in his way to Syria, reaching Limassol on the 5th of September where he met Karalambidi and Frankudi before his reception by Constantino Peristiani, the Swedish Consul. He stayed enough in Cyprus to provide detailed description of Larnaca and few other places. His Cyprus account, around 15 pages is emotional as it was written just after the tragic events of 1821 and several of the people he met in 1819 were gone shortly after. He provides lengthy travel accounts for several places in Syria, Palestine and Egypt, places that he visited during 1820. He copied several Greek inscriptions. His precious account was never translated. Not in Atabey or Blackmer. Very Rare