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"A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem" - First Edition and Three Other Editions - Oxford and London, 1703-1810

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"A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem" - First Edition and Three Other Editions - Oxford and London, 1703-1810
Four different editions of the book "A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A.D. 1697" by Henry Maundrell. English.
1. A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A.D. 1697. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1703. First edition.
Eight engraved plates (five folded plates) depicting Mount Carmel, Mount Tabor, Solomon's Pool, and more.
[16], 142, [8] pp + [8] plates, 22 cm. Front binding is detached.
2. A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A.D. 1697. The sixth edition, to which is now added an Account of the Author's Journey to the Banks of Euphrates at Beer, and to the country of Mesopotamia. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1740. Sixth edition.
A chapter has been added to this edition about the journey of the author to Beer on the banks of the Euphrates River and to Mesopotamia, and it includes 15 engraved plates (nine of which are folded plates).
[6] leaves, 171 pp + [15] plates, 19 cm. Detached binding.
3. A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter A.D. 1697. The Seventh Edition, To which is now added… Oxford: Printed at the theater, 1749. Seventh edition.
This edition includes the chapter recording the author's journey to the town of Beer on the banks of the Euphrates River and to Mesopotamia and 15 engraved plates (nine folded plates).
[6] leaves, 171 pp + [15] plates, 20 cm.
4. A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, at Easter, A.D. 1697. Also, a Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai and Back Again. London, 1810.
This edition includes one more composition - A Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai, and back again" (translated by Robert Clayton). Along the fifteen engraved plates which appeared in previous editions as well, this copy includes a large engraved map of Syria (folded plate).
XI, [1], 282 pp + [16] plates, 23.5 cm.
Condition varies. Some of the bindings are detached or loose. Stains. Ownership inscriptions in some of the copies.

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