Author: WANSLEBEN [VANSLEB], JOHANN MICHAEL:
Title: Nouvelle relation, en forme de journal, d'un voyage fait en Egypte. En 1672 & 1673. Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1677.
Description: . Small 8vo. Pp. (xvi) including one blank leaf, 423, table (17). Old ownership signature on title. Contemporary calf, gilt spine and title label, expertly rebacked with original spine preserved. First edition of Wansleben's narrative of his second journey to Egypt. Johann Michael Wansleben was a German theologian and linguist. In 1670 in the service of Jean-Baptist Colbert he planned a new journey to Ethiopia, but once again went no further than Egypt. He travelled extensively in Egypt for about a year and came as far south as Sohag. His account is one of the earliest of Upper Egypt. In 1676 he returned to France and brought back a large collection of oriental manuscripts. Blackmer 1769. Gay 2269. Howgego W10. Ibrahim-Hilmy ii, 303.

Keywords: Near East, egypt, egyptian, africa, afrika, afrique, african, travel, exploration, voyage


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