The earliest description of Montenegro: 19th century manuscript copy

[Bolizza, Mariano (Marijan Bolic), Serbian-Venetian nobleman (fl. 1614)]. Relazione e descrizione del sangiacato di Scutari [...].

€ 1,500.00

Authentic 19th century copy of the manuscript in the Biblioteca Marciana. A public servant of the Republic of Venice, Bolic was assigned to provide information on the Ottoman Sanjak of Scutari (Shkodra), established after the Sultan acquired Shkodra in 1478/79. Bolic's work, delivered in 1614, contains the earliest description of the people and geography of modern Montenegro.

Wrappers slightly dustsoiled; a few small edge tears (no loss of text).