Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant, by Thomas Shaw. London: printed for A. Millar and W. Sandby, 1757. English. Second edition, "with great improvements".
A travelogue by the English cleric and traveler Thomas Shaw. The first part discusses Tunisia and Algeria; the second part discusses Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, Syria and Palestine. Illustrated with 37 engraved plates (some folding) – maps and illustrations of flora and fauna, archeological sites, ancient coins and inscriptions, and more. The part dealing with Palestine includes a large (folding) map of the Mediterranean Basin, large (folding) map of northern Palestine and the vicinity, a (folding) plan of Jerusalem, a view of Mount Sinai, and more.
On p. 325, a schematic map of Palestine (place names printed in Hebrew and English), after the map of Elijah Mizrachi. Preceding p. 487, "the Peutinger map" – layout of the road network of the Roman Empire.
Thomas Shaw (1694-1751) served as chaplain to the English factory of the Levant Company at Algiers from 1720 to 1733. During this time, he embarked on several expeditions in North Africa and the Levant. During his travels, Shaw made careful observations of the geography, natural history, customs and antiquities of the regions, which he later wrote up and incorporated into his book, "Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant", first published in 1738.

V, [2], VI-XVIII, [2], 513, [1] pp. + [37] engraved plates (some folding), approx. 26 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Worming to edges of approx. 50 first leaves, slightly damaging some text and engravings. Handwritten notations. Detached endpaper. Original, leather covered boards. Binding worn, with minor tears and abrasions. Front board somewhat loose.