A short relation of the River Nile, . of its source and current; of its overflowing the campagnia of Ægypt, till it runs into the Mediterranean: and of other curiosities. Written by an eye-witness, who lived many years in the chief kingdoms of the Abyssine Empire. 3126788

A short relation of the River Nile, . of its source and current; of its overflowing the campagnia of Ægypt, till it runs into the Mediterranean: and of other curiosities. Written by an eye-witness, who lived many years in the chief kingdoms of the Abyssine Empire.

Jerónimo Lobo (1596-1678)

Date

1673

Materials

Place of origin

England

Collection

Ham House, Surrey

NT 3126788

Summary

Bibliographic description

[8],104p. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Seventeenth-century inscriptions on pastedown: practice alphabets and odd letters, in two childish hands. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Wentworth Castle 6/48 Lot 858 [?].. Binding: Seventeenth-century full leather over boards, very worn; spine frayed.

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Jerónimo Lobo (1596-1678) Sir Peter Wyche (1628 - 1699)

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