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BRUCE, James. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Edinburgh: J. Ruthven, 1790, 5 vols., 4°, FIRST EDITION, 3 folding maps, 55 engraved plates including 4 sheets (one leaf) of Ethiopic dialects and 3 battle plans (very occasional browning and light marginal soiling), contemporary marbled half calf (rubbed). [Navari Blackmer 221] Provenance: C. Downes of Aspley House (bookplate) (5)
The plates are based on drawings by Bruce and Balugani and include maps, botanical and zoological specimens, antiquities, artifacts and plans of monuments. (5)
The plates are based on drawings by Bruce and Balugani and include maps, botanical and zoological specimens, antiquities, artifacts and plans of monuments. (5)