(Méditerranée, Égypte) - WILSON, Robert Thomas.- History of the British expedition to Egypt [...]. London, printed by C. Roworth and sold by T. Egerton, 1803. In-4° : front.-xxi-[3]-387 pp.; 6 plates (some plates slightly browned, rare foxing,...
Estimation :
200 / 250
Adjudication :
160 €
Description
marginal tear at p. 263). Contemporary binding : veined calf, gilt flat spine, yellow edges (upper joint split, rubbed spine, ink stains at the tail edge, edges and corners dulled).
Second edition (1st ed. : 1802) of the 1801 expedition lead by the admiral Keith (17461823) and the general Abercromby (1734-1801) in Egypt against the French invasion during the Egypt campain of Napoleon. Illustrated with Abercromby's portrait in a medallion in frontispiece, 4 folding maps with the positions of the troops heightened and with 2 folding tables. Wilson (1777-1849), a general who oversaw the correspondence between Abercromby and the Turkish general in chief in Egypt, suggests in this work that the French Emperor poisoned the plague victims in Jaffa and ordered the massacre of Turkish prisoners. ▲ Provenance : Reverend R. G. Grylls L.L.B. Luxulyan Vic. (emblazoned ex-libris and handwritten mention). fl Seconde édition de cet historique, par le général Wilson, de l'expédition anglaise contre les troupes françaises lors de la Campagne d'Égypte. Illustrée du portrait d'Abercromby, de 6 pl. dépl. Plein veau raciné de l'ép. (qqs pl. lég. brunies, mors sup. part. fendu, dos frotté).
Second edition (1st ed. : 1802) of the 1801 expedition lead by the admiral Keith (17461823) and the general Abercromby (1734-1801) in Egypt against the French invasion during the Egypt campain of Napoleon. Illustrated with Abercromby's portrait in a medallion in frontispiece, 4 folding maps with the positions of the troops heightened and with 2 folding tables. Wilson (1777-1849), a general who oversaw the correspondence between Abercromby and the Turkish general in chief in Egypt, suggests in this work that the French Emperor poisoned the plague victims in Jaffa and ordered the massacre of Turkish prisoners. ▲ Provenance : Reverend R. G. Grylls L.L.B. Luxulyan Vic. (emblazoned ex-libris and handwritten mention). fl Seconde édition de cet historique, par le général Wilson, de l'expédition anglaise contre les troupes françaises lors de la Campagne d'Égypte. Illustrée du portrait d'Abercromby, de 6 pl. dépl. Plein veau raciné de l'ép. (qqs pl. lég. brunies, mors sup. part. fendu, dos frotté).
