Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, &c. during the years 1812 and 1813.
London, Longman, 1815
A beautiful copy of Holland's Travels from the renowned Stoke Rochford library.
Holland (1788-1873), a physician and a relative of Josiah Wedgwood, began his travels in 1812 shortly after taking his medical degree. He spent two months in Albania and was in frequent contact with Ali Pasha to whom he acted as physician. The plates in this work illustrate Ionnina, Metzovo, Meteora, and Souli. The work was a great success and provided him with an entrée to London society which would be of great benefit in a medical career which he determined would allow him to devote two months of every year to travel.
First edition; 4to, x, [i], 551, [i] (errata) pp., frontispiece engraved map, 12 engraved plates, light foxing to text and edges, contemporary calf gilt, spine in six compartments, red morocco label to second, others richly gilt, raised bands, a fine copy.
Holland (1788-1873), a physician and a relative of Josiah Wedgwood, began his travels in 1812 shortly after taking his medical degree. He spent two months in Albania and was in frequent contact with Ali Pasha to whom he acted as physician. The plates in this work illustrate Ionnina, Metzovo, Meteora, and Souli. The work was a great success and provided him with an entrée to London society which would be of great benefit in a medical career which he determined would allow him to devote two months of every year to travel.
First edition; 4to, x, [i], 551, [i] (errata) pp., frontispiece engraved map, 12 engraved plates, light foxing to text and edges, contemporary calf gilt, spine in six compartments, red morocco label to second, others richly gilt, raised bands, a fine copy.
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