Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant.
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 339
SHAW, THOMAS.
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant.
Oxford: Printed at the Theatre 1738
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Shaw travelled to Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus and around North Africa. The present work of his is most valuable for its accurate descriptions of antiquties, geography and natural history specimens observed. As Lowndes notes, “These travels have been universally esteemed, not only for their accuracy and fidelity, but on account of the illustrations they contain of natural history, of the classic authors, and especially of the Scriptures.”
“A noble example of typography.” (DNB)