Travels in Various Countries of Europe Asia and Africa, by Edward Daniel Clarke. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies Strand, 1811-1819. Three parts in five volumes (without the sixth volume – second section of third part). First volume from the second edition; the rest from the first edition. English. An account of Edward Daniel Clarke's travels in Europe Asia and Africa. Five out of six volumes, illustrated with 166 engraved plates (some folding) – maps and engravings depicting views, archeological sites, traditional costume, ancient inscriptions and more. The part dedicated to Palestine includes an engraved map of Jerusalem and engravings depicting Acre, Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, and other places. Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822), English traveler, mineralogist, collector and clergyman; the first professor of mineralogy at the University of Cambridge. In 1799 he embarked (together with John Martin Cripp) on a three-year tour through Scandinavia, Russia, the Caucasus, Crimea, Turkey, Greece, Egypt and Palestine. In all of these places, he collected statistical information, minerals and antiquities, and made observations of geography, climate, flora and fauna, local customs, and more. His findings are documented in "Travels in Various Countries of Europe Asia and Africa". The volumes in this set are as follows: Vol. I: Russia, Tartary and Turkey – Part the first. Second edition, 1811. [1] f., XVII, [15], 800 pp. + [48] engraved plates. Vol. II: Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land – Part the second, section the first. First edition, 1812. [1] f., XIX, [13], 715 pp. + [33] engraved plates. Vol. III: Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land – Part the second, section the second. First edition, 1814. [1] f., XV, [12], 20, 822 pp. + [28] engraved plates. Vol. IV: Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land – Part the second, section the third. First edition. 1816. [1] f., XX, [14], 735, [1] pp. + [28] engraved plates. Vol. V: Scandinavia – Part the third, section the first. First edition. 1819. XI, [14], 763, [1] pp. + [29] engraved plates. 28 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Stains. Minor tears to edges of some leaves and plates, including open tears, some repaired with paper. Some leaves browned. Matching, half-leather bindings. Blemishes, closed and open tears to spines; some spines partially detached. Spine of Vol. IV detached. Front board of Vol. IV partially detached. Bookplate.