Buy this book on-line Lynch, William Francis : Narrative of the United States' Expidition to the River of Jordan and the Dead SeaLea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1849
Publisher's original brown embossed cloth with bright gilded design on front and titles on spine. Grey topstain.Spine ends frayed. Fine foldout map tipped in. 2 folding lithographed maps & 28 wood-engraved plates (incl. frontis). "Lynch carried out the first successful navigation of the Dead Sea, travelling down the Jordan from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea in 1848. Half the party travelled overland, the other half navigated the river. The boats had to be carried overland by camels from Acre to the Sea of Galilee.Lynch also visited Ephesus, Smyrna and Constantinople. The plates are after drawings by members of the expedition." (Blackmer) Tobler p. 176. cfBlackmer 1043., Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lynch, William Francis : Narrative of the United States' Expidition to the River of Jordan and the Dead Sea. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, fine bindings, first editions, livres d'occasion and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |