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Travel - Navy. MICHAUD (Joseph). History of the...

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[Travel - Navy]. MICHAUD (Joseph). History of the progress and fall of the empire of Mysore under the reigns of Hyder-Aly and Tippoo-Saïb. Paris, chez Giguet, 1801. 2 volumes in-8, marbled basane, ornate smooth spines (period binding). ORIGINAL EDITION detailing the history of the wars of the rulers of Mysore with the English, a sketch of the conquest of Egypt and the letters of Bonaparte to Sultan Tippoo. It is illustrated with a portrait of the sultan, 2 plans of battles, a plate and 2 maps, one with colored outlines. Small damages to the binding, scattered foxing (Chadenat, 1934).