Frederic Louïs Norden: Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie. 2 vols. Copenhagen 1755. Folio. With engraved frontispiece and portrait of Norden. With 159 engraved plates and 24 vignettes. 2 vols. in one. Contemporary full calf with panelled boards. Slight wear to edges and spine.
A fine copy of one of the most estimated travelbooks of the 18th century. The engravings were drawn by Norden himself and they show the results of the expedition that took place in 1737–38. It is the most extensive description of Egypt's monuments, ruins, temples etc. since the time of Herodot.
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