A View of the Levant; Particularly of Constantinople, Syria, Egypt, and Greece, by Charles Perry. London: T. Woodward, 1743. English. First Edition.

A book by English traveler Charles Perry (1697-1780), illustrated with 20 engraved plates by George Bickham jun. The work contains a detailed account of the revolt of the janissaries in Istanbul in 1730, descriptions of the cities visited by Perry (including Jaffa, Jerusalem and Nazareth), much information on Egypt, and more. Engravings include: a map of the Nile; portrait of "Alli Patrona" (Patrona Halil), leader of the 1730 revolt in Istanbul; the Great Pyramid of Giza and Egyptian antiquities; and more.
For further information, see: Rachel Finnegan, English Explorers in the East (1738-1745), the Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke (Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2019), pp. 143-180.

XVI, [8], 524 [i.e. 516], [4] pp. + [20] engraved plates (including one double-spread plate and six folding plates). 36.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Few minor tears. New binding and endpapers. Ex-libris to inside front board.