A British officer witnesses Jeddah's preparations for the Hajj


[EAST INDIA TRADING COMPANY - THE SWIFT].
East India Company "Swift" - account of a voyage to India and Malaysia 1794-5.
[Various places, including Saudi Arabia and Yemen, ca. 1796]. Small folio (ca. 19 x 30.5 cm. English manuscript on watermarked paper. With a loosely inserted manuscript map titled "A Chart shewing the Track of HMS Ship Myrtle" of the Bay of Biscay and Portugal, and a hand-coloured manuscript signal chart. Contemporary or slightly later half black morocco, marbled boards. 48 ll. Full description
€ 35,000
[Various places, including Saudi Arabia and Yemen, ca. 1796]. Small folio (ca. 19 x 30.5 cm. English manuscript on watermarked paper. With a loosely inserted manuscript map titled "A Chart shewing the Track of HMS Ship Myrtle" of the Bay of Biscay and Portugal, and a hand-coloured manuscript signal chart. Contemporary or slightly later half black morocco, marbled boards. 48 ll. Full description