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Bruce, James
"Wallia". Single plate, No. 38, (Benard, Direxit) from Cartes et Figures du Voyage en Nubie et en Abyssinie par James Bruce. Atlas volume from Voyage Aux Sources du Nil, en Nubie et en Abyssinie, Pendant Les Annees 1768... 1772.

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Seller ID: 1223

Paris: Chez Plassan, 1792. Copperplate engraving of a fine-looking desert bird, sheet (29cm x 22cm), [plate (22cm x 18cm) on fine rag paper. James Bruce, African explorer and Scottish wine merchant (1730-1794), visited Ethiopia searching for the source of the Blue Nile. Plates from this edition are based on Bruce's own drawings. Nissen ZB1: 618. A clean bright image with ample margins; simply mounted on white acid-free mat.

Price: $125.00

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