The 18th Century Search for the Blue Nile

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Image of Title Page of Volume 6 of Bruce's Travels

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Bruce's drawing of a bird

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James Bruce's drawing of a Thebian harp and player

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James Bruce's drawing of an obelisk in Axum

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Picture of one of eleven rock-hewn churches built by the Zagwe dynasty in the capital, Lalibela

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Oil on canvas of a cabinet of curiosity
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