Valentia, George Annesley, Viscount

FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes, 4to (286 x 227mm.), 69 engraved plates and maps, some double-page or folding (including 2 large maps of the Red Sea and a large plan of Alexandria), 3 engraved vignettes, contemporary diced calf, lacking half-titles, some plates and adjoining leaves soiled or discoloured, bindings worn and some covers detached

[Lord] Egremont, bookplate

Hilmy I, p.38; cf. Abbey, Travel 515 (note)

The condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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Lord Valentia travelled on a British mission from India to Abyssinia to secure a port on the Red Sea, accompanied by his secretary Henry Salt, after whose drawings the engravings were made. The first volume deals with India and Sri Lanka - with sections on Benares, Calcutta, Lucknow, etc. - the second two volumes cover Abyssinia, Egypt and the Red Sea, including much relating to Mocha and Jeddah.