Travel
CAMPBELL, Donald.
A journey overland to India, partly by a route never gone before by any European ... in a series of letters to his son. Comprehending his shipwreck and imprisonment with Hyder Alli, and his subsequent negociations and transactions in the East.
J. Owen and V. Griffiths, London 1796. First edition. 4to., 3 parts and appendix in 1 volume, xvii, [iii], 176, 138, 181, 9pp., complete with half-title, blank outer corner of title renewed, contemporary tree calf, red morocco lettering piece, joints repaired, a very good copy.
The first part of the book is an account of the author's travels through Europe, ending up in Zante and Cyprus. The second part takes Campbell to Aleppo, where he discusses the Turks at length. From there he goes to Bagdad and Bassora and thence to Goa where he is shipwrecked; he eventually makes his way to Bombay. Wilson p36.
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