1799 1ed Travels in
AFRICA Egypt Syria HUGE MAPS Voyages SUDAN African Slavery
William George Browne was an 18th-century traveler who is
best-known for his voyage through Egypt and Syria. Browne had interest in
Ancient Egypt and ancient customs and architecture focusing on the ruins of
ancient peoples. His discoveries were written about extensively in his book ‘Travels in Africa’ – a travelogue which
contains descriptions of mosques, the Nile River, government and politics, topography
and geography in Abyssinia, and much more – even a curious section describing
the physical “characteristics of the negroes”. (p.342 for pic)
Note the impressive, folding and full-page engravings including highly
coveted maps! Also, according to Blackmer,
“This
important work contains the earliest information in English about Darfur (Sudan).
Browne, inspired by Bruce's travels, went to Egypt in 1792 hoping to explore
the oases in the eastern Sahara and to journey to the source of the White Nile”.
Howgego says this work is
“one of the best of the period!”
Item number: #21108
Price: $950
BROWNE, William G.
Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria : from the year 1792 to 1798
London: Printed for T. Cadell junior and W. Davies, 1799. 1st
edition
Details:
· Collation: Complete
with all pages
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xxxviii, 496
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4 engravings (includes 2 folding maps)
· References: Blackmer
219; Howgego I B170
· Provenance:
Armorial bookplate – Revd. John Lamb
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John Lamb, (1789–1850) was an academic and Anglican priest in the first
half of the nineteenth century. A mathematician, he was Master of Corpus
Christi College, Cambridge from 1822-1837; and Dean of Bristol from 1837 until
his death.
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather;
tight and secure
· Size: ~11.25in X 8.75in (29cm x 22cm)
· Very rare and desirable with
auction records and price comparisons as high as $2,300
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