Description
A Voyage to Abyssinia, and Travels into the Interior of that Country, executed under the order of the British government, in the years 1809 and 1810; in which are included, an account of the Portuguese settlements on the east coast of Africa, visited in the course of the voyage; a concise narrative of late events in Arabia Felix; and some particulars respecting the Aboriginal African tribes, extending from Mosambique to the borders of Egypt; together with vocabularies of their respective languages.
The first American edition following the London first printing of 1814.
Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1816
half-title, folding map frontispiece with outline coloring,
ownership ticket to front pastedown, foxing, half-title with closed tear to outer margin, original black half morocco gilt
8vo: 5.5 by 8.5"
454 pages
Text in English
A handsome account of exploration in Ethiopia, including depictions of notable nobles, archaeological discoveries, and hippopotamus hunting.
Salt accompanied George Annesley on a tour of Egypt, Ethiopia, and India in 1802-06; following that, he toured Ethiopia in 1809-1810 "as a quasi-official envoy under Canning's sponsorship, marching from the Red Sea coast with an escort of 160 bearers to explore trade and diplomatic links with the Ethiopian emperor Wolde Selassie.
Britain, fearing a French alliance with Egypt, wished to secure a port on the Red Sea.
Salt carried out a little archaeology, discovering at Aksum three large limestone tablets engraved with ancient Ethiopian inscriptions. Little came of the mission for the government but Salt earned over 1000 for the first edition of this book"
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1816 VOYAGE TO ABYSSINIA by HENRY SALT w/ MAP antique 1st AMERICAN EDITION rare
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