Lot n° 133

GRAZIANI, Giovanni. Francisci Mauroceni peloponnesiaci venetiarum principis gesta.Padova, Tipografia del Seminario, 1698.

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Description
4to, mm 260x192; Contemporary binding in decorated boards, title written on the spine; pp. 10 nn., 404, 2 nn.; woodcut Finals.

RARE FIRST EDITION. They recount the exploits Venetian admiral Francesco Morosini, the wars against the Turks and the recapture of the Kingdom of Morea, a victory that earned him the title of Peloponnesian. Very interesting text, a very important source for the history of the Venetian Republic from 1618 to 1695, full of references to Malta, Morea and the Ottoman Empire. Francesco Morosini, leader expert, general superintendent in Candia, was Captain General of the Sea, the Prosecutor of San Marco, and in 1688 was elected Doge of Venice.

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