78/2512 [Africa]. Bruce, J. Reis naar Abyssinie, en te rug door de groote Woestijn van Nubie, verkort. Amst., M. de Bruyn, 1801, 3 vols., (2),XL,XLVIII,525,(1); (2),VI,528; VI,439,(1)p., 3 engr. title-p. w. ident. title-vignettes, large fold. map of Abyssinia, 6 plates, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. light brown mor. letterpiece.

- Backstrips and corners rubbed, otherwise a fine set.

= The rare complete first Dutch edition, WITH the often lacking map of Abyssinia. Cf. Gay 44 (French eds.); Cox I, p.388f; Howgego B171 (Engl. eds.); cf. Kainbacher I, p.154 (German eds.). "The result of his travels was a very great enrichment of the knowledge of geography and ethnography." (Cox).