A journey overland to India,
partly by a route never gone before by any European ... in a series of letters to his son. Comprehending his shipwreck and imprisonment with Hyder Alli, and his subsequent negociations and transactions in the East.
Stock Code 102619
London, J. Owen and V. Griffiths, 1796
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The first part of the book is an account of the author's travels through Europe, ending up in Zante and Cyprus. The second part takes Campbell to Aleppo, where he discusses the Turks at length. From there he goes to Bagdad and Basra and thence to Goa where he is shipwrecked; he eventually makes his way to Bombay.
First edition. 4to, 3 parts and appendix in 1 volume, xvii, [iii], 176, 138, 181, 9 pp., uncut in original boards, sometime rebacked and cornered in cloth, morocco label, small stain to lower margin first three leaves, a very good copy.
First edition. 4to, 3 parts and appendix in 1 volume, xvii, [iii], 176, 138, 181, 9 pp., uncut in original boards, sometime rebacked and cornered in cloth, morocco label, small stain to lower margin first three leaves, a very good copy.
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