SHAW (Thomas). Voyages... dans plusieurs provinces de la Barbarie et du Levant: contenant des observations geographiques, physiques, philologiques et melées sur les royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis, sur la Syrie, l'Égypte et l'Arabie petrée. The Hague: Jean Neaulme, 1743. - 2 volumes in-4, 260 x 195: (1 f.), xliv, 414 pp. (1 blank f.), 5 maps, 2 plans, 5 plates; iv, 192, 172 pp. 3 maps, 1 plan, 17 plates. Half marbled basane with corners, ornate spine, red edges (19th century binding). First French edition of one of the most important accounts of North Africa, Egypt and Syria in the 18th century, dedicated to Frederick King of Prussia. Thomas Shaw (1694-1751) was an English traveler. He spent twelve years criss-crossing northern Africa, gathering valuable information on geography, the arts, natural history and customs. This edition includes notes and corrections by the author to complement the English original of 1738-1746. It is illustrated with 33 plates, including 8 maps and 3 plans. Damage to head cover of first volume, corners rebacked, endpapers restored. Some foxing. Repair to first map.