SHAW, Thomas. Travels, or Observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant, Oxford: at the Theatre, 1738, 2°, FIRST EDITION, half title, title printed in red and black, 32 engraved plates and maps, some folding (many plates and text leaves repaired, a few torn, occasional spotting and staining), modern half morocco. [Blackmer 1533; Nissen ZBI 3839]

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SHAW, Thomas. Travels, or Observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant, Oxford: at the Theatre, 1738, 2°, FIRST EDITION, half title, title printed in red and black, 32 engraved plates and maps, some folding (many plates and text leaves repaired, a few torn, occasional spotting and staining), modern half morocco. [Blackmer 1533; Nissen ZBI 3839]

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Thomas Shaw (1694-1751) was chaplain to the English factory at Algiers from 1720 to 1733, and visited Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Cyprus and most of North Africa during this period. His Travels "is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates" (Blackmer).

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