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Henry SaltBiblio.com

A View Near the Roode Sand Pass at the Cape of Good Hope

[ETHIOPIA] SALT, HenryBiblio.com

A Voyage to Abyssinia and Travels Into the Interior of That Country Executed Under the Orders of the British Government in the Years 1809 and 1810.An Account of the Portuguese Settlements on the East Coast of Africa.A Concise Narrative of Late Events in Arabia Felix; And Some Particulars Respecting the Aboriginal African Tribes.Together with Vocabularies of Their Respective Languages

181460635London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington by W. Bulmer and Co 1814. First Edition. First printing. Quarto 32cm. Rebound in modern half marbled calf and marbled paper over boards titled in gilt on red leather spine label; modern brown endpapers; iii-xvi506lxxv1pp; 7 maps 5 folding one also hand-colored engraved by A. MacPherson after drawings by J. Outhett 27 plates and two in-text vignettes engraved by C. Heath after drawings by H. Salt and occasional relief diagrams. Errata to p.xvi. Former owner T. Bateman's stamp to title page. Lacking the half-title and the chart of Annesley Bay otherwise complete. A sturdy copy board edges gently rubbed slight dustiness to plate edges very occasional spots of foxing generally bright and fresh: Very Good. <br /> <br /> A handsome account of exploration in Ethiopia including depictions of notable nobles archaeological discoveries and hippopotamus hunting. Salt accompanied George Annesley on a tour of Egypt Ethiopia and India in 1802-06; following that he toured Ethiopia in 1809-1810 "as a quasi-official envoy under Canning's sponsorship marching from the Red Sea coast with an escort of 160 bearers to explore trade and diplomatic links with the Ethiopian emperor Wolde Selassie. Britain fearing a French alliance with Egypt wished to secure a port on the Red Sea. Salt carried out a little archaeology discovering at Aksum three large limestone tablets engraved with ancient Ethiopian inscriptions. Little came of the mission for the government but Salt earned over £1000 for the first edition of this book" HOWGEGO II S6. LOWNDES p.2180. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington by W. Bulmer and Co unknown

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A View Near the Roode Sand Pass at the Cape of Good Hope

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A View Near the Roode Sand Pass at the Cape of Good Hope

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Neue Reise nach Abyssinien in den Jahren 1809 und 1810. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit einigen Anmerkungen begleitet von Friedrich Rühs.

View in Abyssinia

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A History of the Art of Bookbinding. With Some Account of the Books of the Ancients

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A Voyage to Abyssinia and Travels Into the Interior of That Country Executed Under the Orders of the British Government in the Years 1809 and 1810

The Town of Dixan in Abyssinia

Carte D'ABYSSINIE endes Contrées Adjacentes Dressée Partie d'áprès des Observations faites sur les Lieux. Par L'Auteur Partie d'áprès des informations prises dans le Pays en 1809 et 1810.

A History of the Art of Bookbinding. With Some Account of the Books of the Ancients

Reisen nach Indien Ceylon dem rothen Meere Abyssinien und Aegypten in den Jahren 1802 1803 1804 1805 u. 1806. Aus dem Englischen im Auftrage übersetzt und mit einigen Anmerkungen begleitet von Freidrich Rühs. 1.-2. Theil. 2 Bde.

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