Description
First edition of Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant by Thomas Shaw, published in 1738, two parts in one.
Folio, [viii], xv, [1pp errata], 442pp, [2 title], 60pp, 1 plate, [8pp index]. Title in red and black, includes half-title. Full period calf, 5 raised bands, gilt decorative bands on spine. Spine reinforced with linen to secure covers. This work inclues 8 maps (4 fold-out, 4 illustrated maps) and 27 illustrated plates.
(Blackmer 1533) (Pritzel 8649) (Nissen ZBI, 3839)
Comments: Maps include early depictions of Jerusalem, Algiers, Libya, Egypt, and a full map of the Mediterranean. “Shaw’s Travels is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates, in addition to the information Shaw imparts on the antiquities, geology, and geography of the areas he visited. The appendix includes catalogues of plants and animals of Barbary, Egypt, and Arabia”
