Thornton T.: “Etat Actuel de la Turquie ou Description de l Empire Othoman,des Finances,des etablissements militaries par terre et par mer,des usages…”.Paris 1812

First edition in French. In 8vo 21x14cm,contemporary fine marbled boards, two volumes complete :half titles ,titles 425p.,537p.,text clean and bright, overall in very good plus condition. Thomas Thortnton (1762-1814) was a British merchant who stayed fifteen years in the Levant and provides a very detailed account of the Ottoman realm ,including detailed descriptions of population, economy, administrative and military situation, as well as the multinational society of early 19th century. He paid frequent visits to Anatolia and the Archipelago. French edition is very rare. Atabey 1220,not in Blackmer.