Lot 208
Annesley, George, Viscount Valentia
Auction: 13 January 2010 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Voyages and travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abbyssinia and Egypt in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806. London: William Miller, 1809. 4to, 3 volumes, [iii-vi, [8], 496; iv, 520; [2], iv, 506], volume I lacking half title, 65 plates [some folding], 4 folding maps [linen backed], 19th century calf gilt by Robert Seton, brown and green labels, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to backstrip, some fading to backstrips, foxing to plates (3)
Footnote
Note: 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 and volumes II-III cover Abyssinia and the Red Sea, including Mocha. Cf. Abbey, Travel 515 (note)