Ce livre est le récit d'un voyage en Grèce et en Turquie effectué par l'auteur en 1777-1778, avec le soutien du roi de France Louis XVI et de la cour ottomane. Sonnini de Manoncourt décrit avec précision les paysages, les monuments et les coutumes locales qu'il a rencontrés au cours de son périple, offrant ainsi une vision unique de la Méditerranée orientale à la fin du XVIIIe siècle. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.