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VALENTIA . 1809 Voyages and Travels to India, Ce

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London: Printed for William Miller, 1809. 3 volumes. 4to, (295 x 245 mm). 3 engraved vignettes, 69 plates and maps, (10 folding) including views (by Henry Salt). Modern quarter calf over marbled paper boards, new endleaves, wide margined copy. Condition: repair to corner of volume I title page, minor rubbing and offsetting. Provenance: Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration (blindstamp). first edition. Valentia (1769-1844) journied through modern Sri Lanka and India, and crossed to Ethiopia and Egypt. Henry Salt (1720-1827) accompanied him and provided the illustrations for the Valentia's Text.

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