Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Bruce, James, 1730-1794
Title:
An interesting narrative of the travels of James Bruce, Esq. into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile : abridged from the original work / by Samuel Shaw, Esq.
Alternate Title(s):
Shaw's abridgement of Bruce's travels
Edition:
Third edition, with copper plates.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for H.D. Symonds, no. 20, Pater-Noster-Row, [1790]
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 372 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DT377 .B78 1790
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Running title: Shaw's abridgement of Bruce's travels.

Title of original work: Travels to discover the source of the Nile in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 & 1773.

Advertised in the London chronicle for Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 1790. Cf. ESTC.

"[Price seven shillings and six pence]" at foot of t.p.

English short title catalogue, N17020

British Museum. General catalogue of printed books to 1955 (compact edition), IV, 198

BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary tree calf. Inscribed: Tho. Rothwell.
Subject Terms:
Bruce, James, 1730–1794. | Natural history -- Ethiopia -- Early works to 1800. | Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography. | Ethiopia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Ethiopia -- History -- Early works to 1800. | Nile River -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800. | Rothwell, Tho. -- Autograph. | Etching -- Specimens -- [1790]
Contributors:
Shaw, Samuel. | Symonds, H. D. (Henry Delahoy), publisher.