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Illustrations from “A voyage into the Levant” by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708)

January 24, 2016 5 Comments 9345 Views

Illustration of Etchmiadzin (city of three churces) and Mount Ararat in the background by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708)

Illustrations from a book made by the order of the French King: “Relation d’un voyage du Levant, fait par ordre du Roy”, translated: “A voyage into the Levant made by order of the King”. Some of these illustrations show Armenian cities and individuals within the Ottoman, Persian and Russian empires.