Author: Mavor, William (1758-1837)
Title: HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE MOST CELEBRATED VOYAGES, TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES Vol.XIV [entirely devoted to James Bruce]
Description: London, E. Newbery 1797 Engraved plates (3) including fishing on the Nile also Bruce at the fountains of the Nile. . Duodecimo (85x140mm) marbled roan spine & dentelles gilt (spine gilt mostly flaked off, 1 hinge partly cracked but covers holding well/corners worn). All edges sprinkled blue. Bookplate of John Blackburne Esq, Orford. Titlepage + contents +298pp. Title continues "from the Time of Columbus to the Present Period. *This Volume only concerns the travels of James Bruce into Abyssinia to discover the Source of the Nile in the years between 1768 and 1773. Excellent chronicle of the pre-Livingstone/Stanley search for the Source of the Nile.

Keywords: travel discoveries voyages Abyssinia


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