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Auction 85
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85-3117 Remmey,J.
An account of the present state of Egypt. Containing; its situtation, extent and divisions; rivers, bays, harbours and capes; climate, diseases, air, soil and productions; chief towns, population, manners, customs, and a description of the various inhabitants ...To which is added, an appendix, containing an authentic and impartial account of the naval action in the road of Aboukir ... The whole illustrated by a map of Egypt and part of Syria, from the latest and best authorities. New York, Reid 1799. Mit 1 (statt 2) gest. Faltkarte. 2 Bl., S. 9-104 (statt 107), 3 Bl. (Index). Mod. Hldr. mit Rsch.
Seltene erste Ausgabe. - John Remmey was a New York bookseller who dealt in American books, as well as works imported from Europe and England. The ongoing Napoleonic Wars, specifically the recent Battle of the Nile, sparked American interest in information on Egypt, a need which Remmey sought to fill. - Durchgeh. stark gebräunt u. stockfl. Titelbl. mit Eckabriss u. braunfl. Die Faltkarte mit kl. Randeinriss. Es fehlen die S. 105-107 u. 1 Schlachtpl.: "Disposition of the English & French Fleets, at the Commencement of Action, August 1st 1798."
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