North Africa - SHAW (Thomas). Travels of Mons. Shaw, M. D. in several provinces of the Barbary and Levantine. The Hague, Jean Neaulme, 1743.

North Africa - SHAW (Thomas). Travels of Mons. Shaw, M. D. in several provinces of the Barbary and Levantine. The Hague, Jean Neaulme, 1743.
2 vols. in-4 of XLIV-414 pp.; IV-192-172 pp. Half-basane fauve with corners, smooth spine, title and tomaison p. in black marble, fillet and cold-rolled on the covers, preserved waiting cover (English hind binding).
Original edition of the French translation. The illustration consists of 36 maps and plates (two in duplicate) out of text (14 folded) (botany, zoology, monuments and objects of ancient Egypt, etc.), vignettes and reproductions of inscriptions in the text. (One plate has been bound folded and is now impossible to unfold).
Interesting relationship containing geographical, physical, philological observations on the kingdoms of Algiers and Tunis, on Syria, Egypt and Arabia Pétrèz.
Yellowed legit text sheets. Very good copy. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.