1726 – Knights Hospitallers – Vertot | First Edition – Crusades, Knights Templar – Maps

This 18th-century landmark work depicts some of the most important points of the crusades, the Knights Templar, Teutonic Knights, Knights of Malta, and the Knights of Rhodes (Hospitaller). It includes exciting adventures and travels through the lands of the Turks, as well as a great siege by the Ottomans. Vertot, a Jesuit, spent most of his life as a pastor. He had numerous critics and enemies, many of which disregarded his work as historically inaccurate, though there is little basis for their claims.   Bibliographic Details Title: Histoire des Chevaliers hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jerusalem, appellez depuis les Chevaliers de Rhodes, et aujourd’hui les Chevaliers de Malte Author(s): René-Aubert Vertot Publisher: Chez Rollin, Quillau, Desaint Edition: 1726. First Quarto Edition. Binding: Full leather Format: (4to), two volumes First two volumes only Size:  10.25 in x 8 in (26 cm x 20 cm) Collation: Vol. I: [12], 696 pp; Vol. II: [2], 719 pp Illustrations: 43 engravings; 3 folding maps Contents Include: History of the Knights Hospitaller Accounts of the Knights of Rhodes and Malta Descriptions of crusader campaigns and sieges Engraved portraits and maps   Condition: Very Good. Full leather bindings tight and secure with sound hinges. Corners show notable rubbing and wear. Engraved portraits and folding maps remain clean and free of tears. Text pages generally clean with no major loss.   Why Collect This? First edition account of the orders of the Crusades Includes all portraits and folding maps   Item Number: # 50365 Category Military & War Authors Abbé Vertot Printing Date 18th Century Language French Binding Leather Book Condition Very Good Collation Complete