MAYER, Luigi.- Views of the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Caramania, a part of Asia Minor hitherto unexplored; with some curious selections from the islands of Rhodes and Cyprus, and the celebrated cities of Coriinth, Carthage, and Tripoli: from the original drawings in the possession of Sir R. Ainslie... = Vues dans l’Empire Ottoman, principalement dans la Caramanie, partie de l’Asie Mineure jusqu’à présent peu connue; avec un choix de quelques vues curieuses dans les îles de Rhodes et de Cypre, et les célèbres villes de Corinthe, de Carthage, et de Tripoli: d’après les dessins originaux en la possession de M. le Chavalier R. Ainslie...- London: Published by R. Bowyer, 1803.- [4], 40 p.: 24 gravuras color.; 45 cm.- E. Luigi Mayer (1755-1803) was born in Rome, but worked in London under the protection of Sir Robert Ainslie, the United Kingdom's ambassador to Turkey between 1776 and 1792. The vast majority of his drawings were the result of commissions from Ainslie, making Mayer one of the first artists to represent the Ottoman Empire as the main theme of his extensive work. Bilingual edition, in English and French, illustrated with 24 hand-coloured aquatints, accompanied by the respective explanatory texts and an index in both languages, on the last page. Engraving No. 20 with two small cuts on the lower edge, without lack of support. Offering inscription, dated 1825, on the third free endpaper. Very clean copy with wide margins, retaining the original cellophane separators in all engravings. Contemporary binding, fully fine vellum, with some wear, conserving the original marbled endpapers; double romantic ornamental borders on both covers and gold tooling of the title on the upper cover; smooth spine and gilt edge. Abbey, Travel, 369. Blackmer (Greece and the Levant), 1098.