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TRAVELS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BRUCE

Plate I. J. LEITCH & C^o. Sc. TOMBEAU DE LA CHRÉTIENNE, OR TOMB OF JUBA II. FAC-SIMILE OF A WATER COLOR DRAWING BY BRUCE.

TRAVELS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BRUCE IN ALGERIA AND TUNIS

ILLUSTRATED BY FACSIMILES OF HIS ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

BY LIEUT.-COLONEL R. L. PLAYFAIR H.B.M. CONSUL-GENERAL IN ALGERIA

LONDON C. KEGAN PAUL & CO., 1 PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1877

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Dear Lady Thurlow,

May I dedicate to you the following pages, written to illustrate the earliest travels of your ancestor, James Bruce; and to make known a portion of that priceless collection of drawings, too long shut up in the muniment room of Kinnaird, which you have so kindly and so unreservedly placed at my disposal?

Although you are the sole heiress of the illustrious traveller, all the world are co-heirs with you in his fame and in the result of his explorations; and they will tender to you their sincerest thanks for restoring to them so important a part of their heritage.

Believe me, dear Lady Thurlow,

Yours most gratefully,

R. L. PLAYFAIR.

British Consulate General,

Algiers: October 1, 1877.