Africa.- Lyon (Capt. George Francis) A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa, first edition, large folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline and 17 hand-coloured lithographed plates by M. Gauci after drawings by the author, tissue-guards, attractive modern antique-style brown half morocco, spine gilt with red morocco label, [Abbey, Travel 304; Blackmer 1044], 4to, 1821. ⁂ Accompanied by Joseph Ritchie, Lyon left Tripoli to discover the source of the Niger river. They travelled disguised as Muslims but at Murzuq, the capital of Fezzan, Ritchie fell ill and died.
Africa.- Lyon (Capt. George Francis) A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa, first edition, large folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline and 17 hand-coloured lithographed plates by M. Gauci after drawings by the author, tissue-guards, attractive modern antique-style brown half morocco, spine gilt with red morocco label, [Abbey, Travel 304; Blackmer 1044], 4to, 1821. ⁂ Accompanied by Joseph Ritchie, Lyon left Tripoli to discover the source of the Niger river. They travelled disguised as Muslims but at Murzuq, the capital of Fezzan, Ritchie fell ill and died.
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