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NOÉ, Le Comte de.
Memoires relatifs a l'expédition anglaise partie du Bengale en 1800 pour aller combattre en Egypte l'armée d'Orient.
Imprimerie Royale, Paris 1826. First edition. 8vo., iii, 288 [i] (errata), [i] (note pour le relieur)pp., 19 hand-coloured lithographs, two folding maps (1 with short tear), occasional light spotting, slight offsetting to plates and 1 map, occasional oxidation, contemporary polished half calf gilt, red morocco lettering piece, marbled boards, generally a very nice fresh copy.
The author was a member of the French nobility who emigrated during the Revolution. In 1791 he joined the British army and served in India. In 1800 this force was sent to Egypt to join in the concerted Anglo-Turkish efforts to oust the French. Most of the plates concern Ceylon and India. Number 8 is by William Daniell after a design by Samuel Daniell. (Blackmer). Abbey Travel, 350; Colas 2208; Hilmy I, 172; Blackmer 1204.
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