930 - The Orient - Afghanistan - Burnes, Alexander. Kabul. An Account of a Journey to That City and of the Author’s Stay There in the Years 1836, 1837, and 1838. Translated from the English by Theodor Oelkers. With 6 text sketches and 12 lithographic plates (2 folded, 8 tinted). Leipzig, Weigel, 1843. XII, 403 pp. 22 x 14 cm. Later half-linen binding with spine label.

The Orient - Afghanistan - Burnes, Alexander. Kabul. An Account of a Journey to That City and of the Author’s Stay There in the Years 1836, 1837, and 1838. Translated from the English by Theodor Oelkers. With 6 text sketches and 12 lithographic plates (2 folded, 8 tinted). Leipzig, Weigel, 1843. XII, 403 pp. 22 x 14 cm. Later half-linen binding with spine label. First German edition. - Engelmann 144 - Embacher 60 - Henze I, 415. - Sir Alexander Burnes (1805–1841), the eminent Scottish scholar of Asia and a member of the family of the poet Robert Burns, was repeatedly entrusted by the British government with difficult diplomatic missions. He was stationed in Kabul from 1836 to 1838 to establish trade relations and, in the process, gathered the material for this travelogue. He provides detailed accounts of the political and economic situation as well as social life. In 1838, he was forced to leave Kabul, but returned in 1839 and died in 1841 during an Afghan uprising. - The plates show views of Umritzir and Kabul, as well as the traditional costumes of the Jaki warriors, Baluchis, etc. - Some pages are slightly discolored or have foxing spots. *