Author: COXE, William (1747-1828):
Title: Travels in Switzerland and in the country of the Grisons. In a series of letters to William Melmoth from William Coxe. With an historical sketch and notes on the late revolution. The fourth edition in 3 volumes.
Description: London, Printed for T. Cadell (vol. 1) - by A. Strahan Jun. & W. Davies(vol. 2 & 3), , 1789 -801, in-8°, 1) 6 leaves + 428 p. + 2 engraved plates, (lacking map of Switzerland) / 2) VIII + 430 p. + 1 large folded map of the Mont-Blanc and Adjacent Alps, 2 plates (full grown male bouquetin - head of the bearded vulture (folding) + Panorama of the Alps as seen from Berne / 3) XVI + 451 p., engraved heraldic ex-libris: Georgii E.M. Grand, full calf bindings, (vol. 1 diff. from 2 &3). ¶ Vol. 1) First illustrated edition. In fact this is a revised and enlarged edition of Coxe's earlier publication of the letters, with engraved figures and maps added. The first volume contains 37 letters, in which the British historian William Coxe is reporting on the most interesting sites, and their cantons, including travel experiences as well as valuable geographical (glaciers, lakes, rivers, etc.), political and historical facts (foreign service, battles, international relations, etc.), on the following itinerary: Schaffhausen, Constance, St. Gallen, Appenzell, Glarus, Einsiedeln, Zürich, Bridge of Wettingen (with engr. plate of its elevation), Basel, Bienne, Soleure, Zug, Lucerne, Unterwalden, Gothard, Furca, Grimsel, Scheidegg, Staubbach, Lake of Thun and Brientz (with engraved plate), Lenk, Son, Martigny, Mont Blanc, the Valley of Ice, etc.. / Vol. 2 & 3: The rare 4th edition with the suppl. historical notes on the revolution. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Barth 17601; Wäber p. 38; Perret 1159. (This copy with the folded map of the Mont-Blanc and Adjacent Alps); de Beer Early travellers 133: Haller I. 753

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