OGILBY (JOHN) Africa: Being an Accurate Description of the Regions of Aegypt, Barbary, Lybia, an...

OGILBY (JOHN) Africa: Being an Accurate Description of the Regions of Aegypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, FIRST EDITION, half-title, title printed in red and black, 43 engraved double-page maps, views, scenes and plans (some folding), engraved illustrations throughout the text, occasional faint toning (to approximately 5 plates), general map of Africa with tear on lower margin, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked and restored, hinges cracked [ESTC R22824], folio (415 x 260mm.), Thomas Johnson for the author, 1670 Footnotes: The most extensive account of Africa published until then, the work is largely a translation and adaptation of Olfert Dapper's 1668 Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche gewesten van Egypten, which was a carefully curated collection of travellers' reports and cartographic information. Provenance: Sir George Augustus William Shuckburgh-Evelyn, 6th Baronet (1751-1804), armorial bookplate. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing