Taddesse Tamrat Preface (1 results)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover, 214 pages, illustrated throughout, map endpapers, NOT ex-library. Weight over 1kg. Numerous signatures on the half-title page, else great condition, book is clean and bright throughout, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscr…iptions and stamps, firmly bound. In a gently used, untorn dust jacket. -- This illustrated catalogue provides a comprehensive visual record of Ethiopia as seen through the eyes of foreign travellers over two centuries. Compiled by renowned historian Richard Pankhurst and Leila Ingrams, the volume brings together dozens of engravings from European travelogues published between 1681 and 1900, documenting the nature, history, and culture of the nation prior to the widespread advent of photography. Functioning as a chronological archive, the work features depictions of historic sites like Gondar and Lalibela alongside portraits of monarchs and scenes of daily life. The book includes visual records from prominent historical expeditions, capturing the original observations of explorers like James Bruce and Henry Salt, as well as the journalistic documentation of the 1868 British military campaign. The analysis examines how explorers, missionaries, and diplomats "engraved" Ethiopia into the Western consciousness, highlighting the artistic and often biased interpretations of the era. Sourced from highly obscure seventeenth to nineteenth century texts, the publication serves as a vital reference for researchers of African history. By focusing strictly on the pre-1900 period, the collection captures a specific aesthetic transition in travel literature and demonstrates how early print media fundamentally dictated European perceptions of the Horn of Africa. -- Richard Pankhurst (1927-2017), the son of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst, was a prolific historian and founder of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa. Leila Ingrams is an author and researcher specialised in the history and travel literature of the Middle East and East Africa.
