Lot n° 50
Estimation :
500 - 800
EUR
Thomas SHAW. Voyages... Dans plusieurs provinces de la Barba - Lot 50
Thomas SHAW. Voyages... Dans plusieurs provinces de la Barbarie et du Levant... sur les royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis, sur la Syrie, l'Égypte et l'Arabie Petrée... La Haye, Jean Neaulme, 1743. 2 volumes in one in-4, half vellum, 5-ribbed spine (Modern binding).
Chahine, 4501 /// I. (1f.)-XLIV-414 / II. IV-192-172.
First French translation of this esteemed work, one of the most important on North Africa. It contains 12 maps and plans including 9 fold-outs, 20 plates including 4 fold-outs and a music plate. The second volume consists of two parts, the second being extracts from ancient authors that serve as proofs and clarifications for the work.
Small marginal tears to a text leaf and 2 plates.
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