1814 FAMOUS Empire of Morocco Timbuktu
Jackson Africa Shipwrecks MAPS Arabs
James Grey Jackson
was an early 19th-century British merchant who spent more than a
decade living in North Africa and Morocco. It was from his time in this area
that he wrote ‘Account of the Empire of Morocco’ – an historical treatise
covering the inhabitants of Morocco, Timbuktu, and the Nile River area. Jackson
compares the languages spoken by African nations as well as elements of
geography throughout Northern Africa.
This rare, third
edition of Jackson’s ‘Morocco’ includes twelve impressive engravings including:
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City and landscape views
o Mogodor (i.e. Essaouira)
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Maps of West Africa
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Animals
o Locusts
o Egyptian cobra snake, ‘Buskah’
o Puff adder, ‘Efah’
o “Gum Ammoniac Fly” – thought to be a gad-fly
o Chameleon
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Cacti and desert
plants
Item number: #7902
Price: $795
JACKSON, James Grey
An account of the empire of Marocco : and the
districts of Suse and Tafilelt ; compiled from miscellaneous observations made
during a long residence in, and various journies through, these countries. To
which is added an account of shipwrecks on the western coast of Africa, and an
interesting account of Timbuctoo, the great emporium of Central Africa ...
London : William Bulmer and Co.,
1814.
Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [xvi], 328
o 12 engraved
plates, maps throughout
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References: Abbey, Travel, 296;
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Language: English
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Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
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Size: ~11.5in X 9.5in (29cm x 23.5cm)
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