FRENTZEN c1790 EGYPT Cairo Nile Ethiopia Sudan Arabia

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Original engraving / map by Frentzen, about 1790 . Map showing James Bruce's travels in Ethiopia. "James Bruce, Laird of Kinnaird (1730-1794), the first European to undertake an expedition aimed specifically at finding the Nile's source, failed in his attempt, but his exploration paved the way for many more travelers who came after him. In mid-1768 Bruce ascended the Nile from Alexandria and journeyed into the Ethiopian interior. In 1770 he believed to have found the source of the Nile near Gondar, the ancient capital of Abyssinia. Still he was mistaken, as he had not reached the source of the Nile, but only that of its considerable tributary. He descended the Blue Nile to its confluence with the White Nile at the site of present-day Khartoum. He was one of the earliest explorers to report this connection between the White and Blue Nile. The results of Bruce's travels was a very great enrichment of the knowledge of geography and ethnography especially of Ethiopia." This is an original , authentic antique engraving, NOT a reproduction or modern reprint! Dimension paper: 51x63,5cm / 20.4"x25.4"Dimension image: 46,5x59cm / 18.6"x23.6" Wrinkled, slightly stained sheet(image too). (about conditions see the photos). Check out my other items ! Only Paypal! Payment in expected within seven (7) days at the close of the auction. We read more

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