1817 MOROCCO Keatinge Voyages Arabs Moors Illustrated AFRICA Art Architecture

1817 MOROCCO Keatinge Voyages Arabs Moors Illustrated AFRICA Art Architecture

Maurice Keatinge was an early 19^th-century Irish politician who is much better remembered for his world voyages. At the end of the 18^th-century, Keatinge took a journey to France and Spain as well as Northern Africa into Morocco. The descriptions of France and Spain reflect similar late 18^th-century voyage reports; however, it is his account of Morocco that stands out in this book. Keatinge provides curious anecdotes of the people and places in Morocco noting many of the European influences there – especially in the city of Merakish (Merrakesh).

Still, Keatinge’s account of Morocco opened English readers to the cultures and customs in North Africa including snake handlers, African poverty and beggars, Moroccan gardens and sanctuaries, Arabs and Moors, and even lingering effects of French naval campaigns against Moroccan pirates.

The illustrations throughout this book make it highly desirable as the views of Moroccan architecture are especially impressive.

Item number: #26553

Price: $750

KEATINGE, Maurice

Travels through France and Spain to Morocco

London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1817.

Details:

• Collation: 2 parts in 1
  • xv, [1], 346; [2], 274
  • 31 sepia plates (of 34)
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Brown cloth
• Size: ~11.25in X 9.75in (28.5cm x 25cm)
• Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $2300

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