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Spilsbury, Francis B. (1756-1823) Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria Delineated during the Campaigns of 1799 and 1800.
London: Published by Edward Orme, printed by W. Bulmer, 1803.
First edition, oversized folio, illustrated with mezzotint portrait of dedicatee Sir William Sidney Smith and 19 hand-colored aquatints printed on J. Whatman wove paper dated 1801, the plates after Spilsbury's spontaneous sketches, drawn by Edward or Daniel Orme and aquatinted by Stadler; bound in modern full calf with blind-embossed decoration; 18 3/8 x 13 in.
Spilsbury was the surgeon aboard H.M.S. Le Tigre during the campaign against the French in Egypt and Syria between 1799 and 1800. The views depict coastal towns of modern Lebanon and Israel, along with official visits with the Grand Vizier in command of the army, Jezzar Pacha of Akko, and other Turkish officials. Besides historical description, the text gives some account of the military campaign and the Turkish dignitaries.
