Bruce, James, 1730-1794, Travels to discover the source of the Nile , 1790
- Title(s):
- Travels to discover the source of the Nile : in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773 ... / by James Bruce of Kinnaird ...
- Published/Created:
- Edinburgh : Printed by J. Ruthven, for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790.
- Physical Description:
- 5 v. : ill., maps, plans ; 30 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsDT377 B88 1790+ Copy 1 Oversize[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsDT377 B88 1790+ Copy 2 Oversize[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/583039
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- BAC: British Art Center copy 1 formerly owned by James Bruce.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 was a presentation copy to Queen Charlotte, belonged to William Beckford, and has the bookplate of H.C. Drayton & J.R. Abbey.
Some plates engraved by James Heath; after Luigi Balugani and James Bruce. Maps in v. 5 engraved by John Walker.
Title vignettes.
Vol. 5 has title: Select specimens of natural history, collected in travels to discover the source of the Nile, in Egypt, Arabia, Abyssinia, and Nubia ... - Subject Terms:
- Beckford, William, 1760–1844 -- Provenance.Bruce, James, 1730–1794 -- Bookplate.Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744–1818.Drayton, H. C. -- Bookplate.Egypt -- Description and travel.Ethiopia -- Description and travel.Ethiopia -- History.Natural history -- Ethiopia.Nile River.
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