Journal de voyage du docteur Charles Cuny de Siout à El-Obéid, du 22 novembre 1857 au 5 avril 1858. Précédé d'une introduction et accompagné d'une carte, par V.-A. Malte-Brun

First separate edition of this excerpt from the Nouvelles annales des voyages, September and October 1862 (cf. Gay 340).

Illustrated with a folding map.

Scattered foxing.

Contemporary navy half shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands and black ruling, spine restored, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, sprinkled edges.

Originally from Goin in Moselle and son-in-law of Linant de Bellefonds, Dr. Charles Cuny (1811–1858) spent nearly his entire career in Egypt as a military surgeon, after being dismissed from Algeria.

Gustave Flaubert and Maxime Du Camp, who met him during their celebrated journey, mention him in their respective travel accounts. He died of dysentery during the expedition to Darfur that he had sponsored in 1857. Cf. Roy (Hippolyte): La Vie héroïque et romantique du Docteur Charles Cuny (Nancy, 1930).

Our copy is extra-illustrated with an autograph note signed by Jean-Baptiste Jomard (1780–1868), brother of Edme, addressed to Malte-Brun and dated 13 August 1867: "... c'est un vrai et grand service que vous avez rendu à l'histoire de la Recherche. Les Annales sont maintenant enrichies de ce morceau important... Il faut fairer une bonne mention de ce courageux, de cet intelligent voyageur..."