A Short Relation Of the River Nile, Of its Sourse and Current; Of its Overflowing the Campagnia of Aegypt, till it runs into the Mediterranean: And of other Curiosities, written by an eye-witnesse, who lived many years in the chief kingdoms of the Abyssine Empire

Extremely rare first edition. J. Martyn, London, 1669. Small in-18, 115 pages. Handsomely bound in an 18th-century full leather, interior generally fresh with light scattered foxing, minor expert archival restoration to first leaf, slight edge-wear to boards, an extremely good copy. First edition of the previously unpublished manuscript of Portuguese priest Jeronimo Lobo, translated into English by Sir Peter Wyche of the Royal Society, along with excerpts from the work of Portuguese priest Paez, this rare account of the European discovery of the sources of the Blue Nile. Bookplate. Early owner signature, marginalia to title page and to rear blank. (HDS) Language: English. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Travelers & Egyptologists.