A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red-Sea,
IRWIN (Eyles).

A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red-Sea,

on the Coasts of Arabia and Egypt; and of a Route through the Desarts of Thebais, hitherto unknown to the European Traveller, in the Year MDCCLXXVII. In letters to a Lady.

First edition. Three folding maps and three plates. 4to. Contemporary calf, worn, clumsily rebacked. Occasional browning due to plates offsetting. Bookplate to upper pastedown, former owner’s signature to title page, occasional pencil annotations. xvi, 400pp. London, J. Dodsley, 1780.

£950.00
IRWIN (Eyles).
A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red-Sea,

Irwin relates the series of misadventures which occurred on his journey back from India after his dismissal from the East India Company. Following the near wreck of his ship, he was taken prisoner by Arabs who took him to the Nile, from whence he travelled to Cairo upon his release.

The plates include views of the town of Mocha (al-Mukhah) on the shore of the Red Sea in Yemen, including its early mosques, and of the Straits of Bab al Mandab (‘Babelmandel’). Also shown is a detailed view and chart of Yanbu, the port giving access to al Medina.

Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p. 325.

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