London, Palestine Exploration Fund, January, 1884. 8vo. Original illustrated wrapper; pp. 4-14, folding lithographic map in two colours, two wood-engraved landscape views after Holland; contained in one issue of the fund's Quartely Statement; near-fine.Holland was a remarkable and overlooked traveler in the desert, in this case in the Negev. In March, 1878, Mr Holland set out into the desert with three Arabs and three camels, and travelled 1000 miles on foot within 53 days. The editor published here Holland's logbook covering the journey from May, 6 to May, 23. The map, the best of the time of the Negev, is the result of this arduous exploration.

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Title: Note to accompany a Map of the Late Rev. F. W. Holland's Journey from Nukhl to 'Ain Kadris, Jebel Magrah, and Ismailia.
Publication Date: 1884

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