AFRICA] BRUCE, JAMES. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. Edinburgh & London: J. Ruthven for G. G. J. & J. Robinson 1790. First edition. Five volumes, contemporary tree calf, neatly rebacked with new spines and corners. 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29 x 23 cm); with the three folding maps and 58 engraved plates (including three battle plans). Bindings restored as noted, internally clean. Bruce traced the origins of the Blue Nile in an epic journey, and although at the time his account was received with skepticism, his travels are now accepted as legitimate. Indeed, so offended was he by the incredulity with which he was met that he withdrew to his estates at Kinnaird and did not publish his account for six years. It remains one of the classic accounts of African exploration. C
AFRICA] BRUCE, JAMES. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. Edinburgh & London: J. Ruthven for G. G. J. & J. Robinson 1790. First edition. Five volumes, contemporary tree calf, neatly rebacked with new spines and corners. 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29 x 23 cm); with the three folding maps and 58 engraved plates (including three battle plans). Bindings restored as noted, internally clean. Bruce traced the origins of the Blue Nile in an epic journey, and although at the time his account was received with skepticism, his travels are now accepted as legitimate. Indeed, so offended was he by the incredulity with which he was met that he withdrew to his estates at Kinnaird and did not publish his account for six years. It remains one of the classic accounts of African exploration. C
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