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Narrative of a ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa : from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late Richard Tully, Esq., the British consul : comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family and other persons of distinction : also, an account of the domestic manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks
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Narrative of a ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa : from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late Richard Tully, Esq., the British consul : comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family and other persons of distinction : also, an account of the domestic manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks.
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London : Printed for Henry Colburn, 1816.
Physical Description
xiii, [2], 370 p., [6] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in half calf. Bookplate: Thomas Munro.
Notes
"Written by the sister-in-law of the late Richard Tully."--Preface.
Aquatints by R. Havell & Son. Map engraved by James Neele.
Printed by Cox and Baylis, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's-Inn Fields.
A second edition was published in 1817.
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Language
English
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June 01, 2002
Contents
Contents of the plates: Map of the Regencies or Tripoly and Tunis
Sidy Hassan, Late Bey of Tripoly
Aqueduct near the City of Tripoly
Arabs recreating in the Desert
Officiers of the Grand Seraglio regaling
An Egyptian Puppet Shew.
References
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 493
Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 299
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Travel literature.
Aquatints - Hand-colored - 1816.
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