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Reisen In Nubien, Kordofan Und Dem Petraischen Arabien Vorzuglich in Geographisch-statistischer Hinsicht (TEXT VOLUME & ATLAS).

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By Ruppell, Edward.
Volume I: 8 vo. xxvi 388 pp. + [1], small library stamp on title page / Volume II: Folio Atlas: 8 steel engraved plates of which one is folding + 5 engraved maps, contemporary half-calf with marbled boards, slightly rubbed round edges, title gilt, red labels on spine, occasional spotting in atlas, otherwise set in very good condition. Ruppell (1794-1894), was the first European to go into the legendary country of Kordofan following its conquest by Mohammed Ali. In the introduction Ruppell explains that he did not set out to give a personalized and romanticised version of his travels, but to give a very factual and scientific account of Egypt, Sudan, the Jordanian desert, the Hijaz , Yemen and Muscat. Reisen in Nubien, Kordofan und dem Petraischen Arabien. He surveyed the Arabian coast from Mokha to Jeddah. Bibliographical note: Gay 117. Paulitschke 87. Henze IV, 698 ff. Hilmy II, 200. Size: 8vo. & Folio
Published by: Friedrich Williams, Frankfurt, 1829
Vendor: FOLIOS LIMITED

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By Ruppell, Edward.
Volume I: 8 vo. xxvi 388 pp. + [1], small library stamp on title page / Volume II: Folio Atlas: 8 steel engraved plates of which one is folding + 5 engraved maps, contemporary half-calf with marbled boards, slightly rubbed round edges, title gilt, red labels on spine, occasional spotting in atlas, otherwise set in very good condition. Ruppell (1794-1894), was the first European to go into the legendary country of Kordofan following its conquest by Mohammed Ali. In the introduction Ruppell explains that he did not set out to give a personalized and romanticised version of his travels, but to give a very factual and scientific account of Egypt, Sudan, the Jordanian desert, the Hijaz , Yemen and Muscat. Reisen in Nubien, Kordofan und dem Petraischen Arabien. He surveyed the Arabian coast from Mokha to Jeddah. Bibliographical note: Gay 117. Paulitschke 87. Henze IV, 698 ff. Hilmy II, 200. Size: 8vo. & Folio
Published by: Friedrich Williams, Frankfurt, 1829
Vendor: FOLIOS LIMITED

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