Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey.
London, Longman, 1816
The Spanish traveller Badia travelled in the Levant for five years. On his return he arranged for his work to be published before setting off on a second journey on which he died at Aleppo. He was the first Christian to describe Mecca in some detail. The plates in the English edition are the same as in the French except that the large map of Cyprus is not included in the English.
First edition in English. 2 volumes, 4to, complete with half-titles, xlii, 339; ix, 373 pp., 2 pages ads at end, engraved portrait frontispiece, 4 folding maps, 86 plates and plans by Michallon after Badia (a number folding or double-page), a little light foxing, occasional neat repairs to large folding maps, modern half calf gilt, a very good set.
First edition in English. 2 volumes, 4to, complete with half-titles, xlii, 339; ix, 373 pp., 2 pages ads at end, engraved portrait frontispiece, 4 folding maps, 86 plates and plans by Michallon after Badia (a number folding or double-page), a little light foxing, occasional neat repairs to large folding maps, modern half calf gilt, a very good set.
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