Lot 2462 | HORNEMANN, Friedrich (1772-1800) - The journal of Frederick Horneman's...

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HORNEMANN, Friedrich (1772-1800) - The journal of Frederick Horneman's...

HORNEMANN, Friedrich (1772-1800) - The journal of Frederick Horneman's travels: from Cairo to Mourzouk, the capital of the kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa, in the years 1797-98. Londra: G. and W. Nicol, 1802.
Prima edizione inglese di questo racconto del viaggio di Hornemann che fu mandato a scoprire la fonte del Niger e fu il primo Europeo ad attraversare il Sahara del nord-est in tempi moderni.
4to (251 x 215mm). 3 mappe incise in rame di cui 2 grandi e ripiegate (qualche fioritura). Mezza pelle verde coeva, piatti marmorizzati, dorso in oro, tagli a spruzzo (un po' graffiata).

HORNEMANN, Friedrich (1772-1800) - The journal of Frederick Horneman's travels: from Cairo to Mourzouk, the capital of the kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa, in the years 1797-98. London: G. and W. Nicol, 1802.
First English edition. Horneman was sent by the African Association to discover the source of the Niger and became the first European in modern times to traverse the northeastern Sahara.
4to (251 x 215mm). 3 engraved maps of which 2 large and folding (some spotting). Contemporary half green morocco, marbled boards, gilt spine, speckled edges (lightly rubbed).