W. C. Harris’ “The Highlands of Æthiopia.. described, during eighteen mont
W. C. Harris’ “The Highlands of Æthiopia.. described, during eighteen months’ residence of a British Embassy at the Christian Court of Shoa” (1844). With the chromolithograph dedication page, illustrated with a sovereign figure, defenders, Angels, lions, a goat and a dragon. Also with a fold-out map. First edition, three volumes. “Harris and several other British officers and diplomats were sent to open trade relations with the then virtually unknown kingdom of Shoa. The journey through the hinterland of the country is described in great detail, as are the cultures of the various cities that were visited… [A]n epic of travel and explorations” (Czech, p.72). -- source link
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