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BROWNE (William George): Nouveau voyage dans la haute et la basse Egypte, la Syrie, le Dar-four, où aucun Européen n'avait pénétré; fait depuis les années 1792 jusqu'en 1798. Containing curious details (...) on Natolia, Constantinople and Paswan-Oglow, etc. Translated from the English second edition by J. Castéra. Paris, Dentu, An VIII - 1800. 2 volumes. 12.5 by 20 cm. Frontispiece-XXXVIII-371; (4)-392 pages and two folding maps, and a plan of the Residence of the Sultan of Dar-Four. Complete. Contemporary full marbled basane, smooth spine, red title-pieces, black head-pieces, ornate spine, gilt chain framing the boards, roulette on the edges. Corners worn, spine slightly cracked, a split of ' cm on a jaw. Minor stains on 4 pages, a few spots. Two small tears on the edges of the maps, restored; frontispiece with freckles. Despite these minor defects, this is an entirely correct copy. First French edition. Chadenat II, 5027. "In 1793, William George Browne set out for the interior of Africa by sailing up the Nile. He then joined a caravan to cross the desert and reach the kingdom of Darfur, in the Egyptian Sudan. Arrested and detained by the local sultan, he was not released until 1796 and returned north. Browne returned safely to England in 1798, but was murdered by brigands in Tabriz in 1813 during a new expedition. The present work contains the first description of the region by a European. It contains many details of the geography and monuments, trade relations, government and customs of the local population, not forgetting the dangers encountered by travellers.

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BROWNE (William George): Nouveau voyage dans la haute et la basse Egypte, la Syrie, le Dar-four, où aucun Européen n'avait pénétré; fait depuis les années 1792 jusqu'en 1798. Containing curious details (...) on Natolia, Constantinople and Paswan-Oglow, etc. Translated from the English second edition by J. Castéra. Paris, Dentu, An VIII - 1800. 2 volumes. 12.5 by 20 cm. Frontispiece-XXXVIII-371; (4)-392 pages and two folding maps, and a plan of the Residence of the Sultan of Dar-Four. Complete. Contemporary full marbled basane, smooth spine, red title-pieces, black head-pieces, ornate spine, gilt chain framing the boards, roulette on the edges. Corners worn, spine slightly cracked, a split of ' cm on a jaw. Minor stains on 4 pages, a few spots. Two small tears on the edges of the maps, restored; frontispiece with freckles. Despite these minor defects, this is an entirely correct copy. First French edition. Chadenat II, 5027. "In 1793, William George Browne set out for the interior of Africa by sailing up the Nile. He then joined a caravan to cross the desert and reach the kingdom of Darfur, in the Egyptian Sudan. Arrested and detained by the local sultan, he was not released until 1796 and returned north. Browne returned safely to England in 1798, but was murdered by brigands in Tabriz in 1813 during a new expedition. The present work contains the first description of the region by a European. It contains many details of the geography and monuments, trade relations, government and customs of the local population, not forgetting the dangers encountered by travellers.

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