Two Volumes of Thomas Anburey travel books, 1789

One of the maps removed from this two volume set, was framed and if being offered as lot 159 in this auction.

Thomas Anburey (active late 1700s) was a British explorer and writer who wrote a disputed narrative of his travels in North America in the 1770s-1780s.

Anburey sailed from Cork in 1776 in charge of Irish recruits of the 47th Regiment. He served under General John Burgoyne in the Battle of Saratoga. Taken prisoner in the United States, he was sent back to Britain in 1781. He stayed in the army one more year, then returned to private life. He wrote Travels Through the Interior Parts of America, 1771-1781 which was published in England in 1789. It was published again in London in 1791, described as a New Edition. It was reissued in 2 volumes in 1923.

Good condition overall; the cover and first page of volume one are detached.