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JAMES BRUCE The source of the Nile in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 & 1773.
Edimburg, 1805, Second Edition. Corresponde al volumen VIII que contiene grabados (19, faltan la 2 y la 3 del original) y mapas (3 espléndidos mapas doblados, al final del texto). Algunos un poco desgastados. No solamente contiene mapas, planos y dibujos de flora y fauna, sino también tipografía abisinia y sus estudios. Según el estudioso Cox, la segunda edición es la mejor. Bruce llegó a Alejandría en junio de 1768 encargado de descubrir las fuentes del Nilo. Llegó a Abisinia en 1770. Aunque fue cuestionado por sus contemporáneos, "the substantial accuracy of every statement concerning his Abyssinian travels has since been amply demonstrated" (Ency. Britannica). Referencias: Blackmer 221; Cox I, 398-99. couverte un peu fatiguée.It corresponds to the volume the VIIIth that contains engravings (19, are absent 2 and 3 of the original one) and maps (3 splendid double maps, at the end of the text). Some a bit spoiled. Not only it contains maps, planes and drawings of flora and fauna, but also typography abisinia and his studies. According to the expert Cox, the second edition is the best. Bruce came to Alexandria in June, 1768 entrusted to discover the sources of the Nile. He came to Abyssinia in 1770.

Offered for EUR 1000.00 = appr. US$ 1290.20 by: El Arte de la Memoria scp - Book number: BruceNile1805
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