A Voyage to Abyssinia,

£750 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

One of the earliest works on Abyssinia. Lobo, a Portuguese missionary, landed at Beilul in 1625. He made his way to the Jesuit headquarters at Fremona in Tegre and later to Danquaz. He travelled widely until 1633 when the Jesuits were expelled by Emporer Fasiladas. “The author describes his adventures in a racy narrative to which he has added chapters on the history of Ethiopia, the religion, animals, manner of eating and dress of that country, and a description of the Blue Nile” (Pankhurst). Le Grand translated the work into French, appending much important information on Ethiopia’s foreign relations to that point. Johnston’s English translation was his first published book. Pankhurst, 5.

• Year: 1789

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