Lot 08306

JURIEN DE LA GRAVIERE, “La guerre de Chypre et la bataille de Lépante”, Paris, Plon, 1888. 12mo, pp. XLVI, 198 + 262. COMPLETE including 13 folding maps & charts in total of which 6 in first volume & 7 (the first bears numbers 1 & 2) in volume II.  

A thorough overview of the naval tactics during the Ottoman invasion in Cyprus in 1570 and the Naval Battle of Lepanto (Ναυμαχία Ναυπάκτου, 1571), conducted by the French Admiral Jurien de la Graviere, commander of the French Mediterranean fleet in 1870 and later director of French charts. His experience in the naval history of the area is mirrored in the detailed charts of the naval battle formations as well as the insights of the tactics offered in the thick descriptive text.

Contemporary fine binding. Blind-stamped cachet on half-titles. Overall in very fine condition, except a split 9cm and self-adhesive tape covering tears on the Cyprus folding map.