Lynch, W.F. Narrative of the United States’ Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(TRAVEL)

printer

Lea and Blanchard

Place

Philadelphia

Publication

1849

Description

Revised Edition. Fold-out maps and plates

references

Rosenbach 653; Blackmer 1043; Tobler p.176

summary

Entertaining travelogue of the Holy Land, with a stop along the way in Smyrna. The writer describes the dress and demeanor of the various inhabitants: Christians, Jews and Muslims. Detailed maps of the topography with a focus on the Dead Sea region. The scientific survey was undertaken at the behest of the United States Navy

pp. 20, 13-509. Foxed and waterstained. Original gilt-stamped boards, worn. 4to

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