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AN IMPORTANT EARLY ACCOUNT OF EUROPEAN TRAVEL, INCLUDING A LENGTHY DESCRIPTION OF HOLLAND DURING REMBRANDT'S LIFETIME, OF THE CRACOW SHTETL, AND OF THE REPUBLIC OF VENICE IN ITS HEYDAY. 4 leaves, 160 pp, 11 leaves. Payen's itinerary takes him through England, Flanders, Brabant, Zeeland, Holland, Frisia, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Moravia, Austria, Poland, and the Republic of Venice. Payen describes each place he visits in vivid detail, and discusses the politics, religion, economics, and coinage of each country, among other matters. The final section (besides the table of contents) is entitled "Table de la route, Et des commoditez qu'on peut prendre pour voir les villes cy-dessus décrites, des Auberges où on logera, & de la dépense qu'on doit faire". It provides the cost of food, lodging, and transportation along his route. 12mo. Attractively bound in 19th-century quarter calf and decorated boards. All edges marbled. Trivial wear to binding, else FINE AND BRIGHT. Rare and important.