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MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- SHAW, Th. Reizen en aanmerkingen, door en over Barbaryen en het Ooste. Uit het Eng. vert. d. P. Boddaert. Utr., J. v. Schoonhoven, 1773. 2 vols. Xiv, (1), vi-xxxi, (1), (8), xxxiii-xxxvi, 365, (1); (2), (6), 224, 144, (32) pp. W. 2 engr. ti., 5 engr. headpieces, 5 engr. initials, 14 (fold.) engr. maps & 26 (fold.) engr. plates by C.J. de Huyser, J. v. Schley, Th. Koning & S. Fokke. 4°. Cont. hcf., spine ends w. raised bands, gold dec. & yellow letterpieces. (Spine ends dam., some dam. to hinges, sides & corners chafed, vol. 1 w. small wormholes in upper endpaper).
First Dutch edition of an interesting travel account of Northern Africa. With geographical & physical descriptions & maps of the Kingdom of Algiers & Tunis, Egypt, Syria & some parts of the Middle East. - NB: The "Voorrede van Mr Meinard Tydeman" from vol. 2 is bound in vol. 1. - Tiele 1001; Blackmer 1533 (on the English eds.); Nissen ZBI, 3841.€ 280
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