Travels, or Observations relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the

SHAW (Thomas).

Travels, or Observations relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant

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1st edition. 2 volumes in 1. Folio. vii,xv,i (errata slip)442,60,(viii)pp. With engraved plates, maps & plans (8 folding), plates - (2 folding), one folding table & one page of engraved music, other illustrations in text; Full contemporary calf, with title label rubbed. Calf worn and scuffed and joints tender. Interior sound and clean. Oxford, 1738.

£1,500.00

Shaw was chaplain to the English factory at Algiers from 1720 to 1733. During this period he visited Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Cyprus and most of North Africa. This work is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates, in addition to the information Shaw imparts on the antiquities, geology and geography of the areas he visited. The appendix includes catalogues of plants and animals of Barbary, Egypt and Arabia.

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