A New History of Ethiopia.

£950 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Ludolphus was a German scholar who did much to try and improve relations between Abyssinia and Europe. A valuable overview of the literature and natural history of the country, the work provided Samuel Johnson with much of the Abyssinian background he used in writing Rasselas . This first edition does not call for or contain the map published in the 2nd edition of 1684. Wing, L3468.

• Year: 1682

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