![[Item #60635] 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. ETHIOPIA, Henry SALT.](https://lornebair.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/60635.jpg?auto=webp&v=1675127313)
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
London: 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]-[xvi],506,lxxv,[1]pp; 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.
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.
Price: $750.00
