"In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 AND 1773 [1790] Oiginally published 1790." Reprinted 1972. Five volumes in four bindings. Publishers green cloth covers. Gilt title to spine. Volume I. 8 page dedication to the King. lxxxiii, 535 pages. 9 full-page plates. Volume II. viii, 718 pages. Volume III. viii, [1], 759 pages. 4 Full-page plates. Volume IV. viii, 695 pages. 3 full-page battle plans and full-page explanations. Volume V. xiv, 230 pages, 10 page index. 43 full-page plates. "The writings of travelers such as the Scotsman James Bruce in Ethiopia, the Englishman Richard Burton in Somalia and East and West Africa, the German Heinrich Barth in the Western and Central Sudan, the Frenchman Emile Grandidier in Madagascar, may well be regarded as laying the foundations of modern African studies." Bruce went up the Nile in 1768 as far as Luxor and Aswan, entered the Red Sea and sailed south, entering Ethiopia at Massawa near Ethiopia's northern point. From here he struck inland for Gondar which was, at that time, the capital of Ethiopia. In 1770 he rediscovered the source of the Blue Nile which he followed, reaching its confluence with the White Nile in 1771. This work "is one of the most splendid narratives in the literature of African exploration." - (Hallett, p. 110). Shipped and insured [courier liability] with DHL Express. N.B. Remote Areas and Island Destinations incur an additional shipping costs of €19.50 levied by the Courier company. Please do not bid unless you are prepared to make this payment should it apply to your address otherwise books cannot ship.