A Compendium of the Travels of Dr Richard Pococke, Alex. Drummond, and Alexander Russell

1757, first edition. Their travels around the Levant and North Africa

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First edition. Full leather, five raised bands and contrasting title label to spine. 17.5 × 10.5cm, vi + 289pp.

Full title: A Compendium of the Travels of Dr Richard Pococke, Lord Bishop of Ossory, Alex. Drummond, Esq; His Majesty's Consul at Aleppo, and Alexander Russell.

A fairly scarce compendium of the works of three famous 18th century travel writers, all of whom had their works published within the previous two decades of this book's publication. The works concentrate on travel in the Levant and North Africa.

Richard Pococke (1704–1765) was an English clergyman who visited the Middle East 1737–1741, visiting Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon & Syria, Asia Minor and Greece. His 'Description of the East' was published in 1743 and 1745. This compendium contains his travels to Cairo, Alexandria, Gizeh, Mount Sinai and Tunis.

Alexander Drummond (d. 1769), was the British Consul at Aleppo and his writings describe the social and political life of the Ottoman Empire. The extracts here are from his travels to Cyprus, the Gourdin Mountains, and includes his remarks on the Tarantula and its bite.

Alexander Russell (d. 1768) was a naturalist and physician who lived in Aleppo for fourteen years. His writings here describe the building, dresses, the animals, the religions, manners etc of the people of Aleppo.

Condition

Fair to good condition. The leather is rubbed, with heavy wear to the joints, they remain attached but are cracked. The contents are well bound and in strong readable condition. The pages clean if age-toned.