Travels in Nubia.

BURCKHARDT (John Lewis).

Travels in Nubia.

Burckhardt's rediscovery of Abu Simbel

First edition. With an etched portrait frontispiece of the author and 3 engraved maps (2 folding). 4to. Contemporary full calf, the spine with raised bands ruled in gilt and with gilt decorated compartments, contrasting label, boards margins ruled in gilt, outer joints cracking. Occasional foxing, the maps with small tears; a few pencil annotations. Bookplate to upper pastedown, original purchase receipt loosely inserted. [vi], xcii, 543, [ii, publisher’s catalogue] pp. London, John Murray, 1819.

£950.00

BURCKHARDT (John Lewis).

Travels in Nubia.

A classic of Nile exploration by the famous Swiss traveler John Lewis Burckhardt (1784-1817), who is most well-known for his rediscovery of Petra in present-day Jordan and, as described here, the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt.

The main body of the work is in three parts: ‘Memoir on the Life and Travels of John Lewis Burckhardt’; ‘Journey along the Banks of the Nile, from Assouan to Mahass, on the Frontiers of Dongola’; and ‘Description of a Journey from Upper Egypt through the Deserts of Nubia to Berber and Suakin, and from thence to Djidda in Arabia.’

Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p. 105.

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