JACKSON, JAMES GREY, esq.:
An Account of the Empire of Marocco, and the District of Suse; Compiled from Miscellaneous Observations made During a Long Residence in, and Various Journies through, these Countries. To which is Added, an Accurate and Interesting Account of Timbuctoo, the Great Emporium of Central Africa. London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1809.gr
. 4to. Pp. xvi, 288. With two maps and eleven aquatint plates by J.C. Stadler. Contemporary half calf, rebacked, rubbed and paper boards slightly chipped. Internally fine. First edition of a comprehensive account of Morocco by Jackson who resided for sixteen years in the country. The account is dealing with the geography, zoology, inhabitants, their religion and languages, the plague, and much more. Includes a chapter about commercial relations of Morocco with Timbuktu, and parts of Sudan. The plates depict views, snakes, flora and fauna, etc. Abbey Travel 296. Gay 1248. Playfair 501.
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