ANNESLEY, GEORGE, EARL OF MOUNTNORRIS. 1770-1844. Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red...

ANNESLEY, GEORGE, EARL OF MOUNTNORRIS. 1770-1844. Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt, in the Years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806. London: Printed for William Miller by W. Bulmer and Co., 1809. 3 volumes. 4to (289 x 237 mm). 69 engraved plates and maps, 3 engraved vignettes in text. Early 20th century green cloth, custom cloth-covered clamshell case. Spines sunned, light rubbing, browning and light offsetting from plates. Provenance: The Max and Peter Allen Collection. FIRST EDITION. 'Probably the first European traveller in Ethiopia in the 19th century was George Annesley, Viscount of Valentia. He was accompanied by Henry Salt, his secretary and draughtsman, who provided many of the illustrations and some of the text of Annesley's three-volume narrative' (Howgego, Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800). The work also includes descriptions of Lucknow, Benares, Seringapatam, Madras and Ceylon, and an overview of the inhabitants and history of the Abyssinian regions of Aksum and Adwa. Abbey Travel 515 (note); Fumagalli 1439; Hilmy I, p 38. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing