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Georg Höst (b. 1734, d. 1794)

Georg Höst: Efterretninger om Marókos og Fes, samlede der i Landene fra Ao.1760 til 1768. Cph 1779. 4to. Near complete with 33 (of 34) engraved plates, lacking plate #2. Clean plates. Bound in cont. full calf, binding with wear, spine worn.

One of the first detailed descriptions of North Africa. This is the first edition and the work was soon published in German and French.

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Books and manuscripts, 19 March 2019

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