Narrative of a ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa: from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late Richard Tully, Esq., the British consul. Comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family, and other persons of distinction; also, an account of the domestic manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks / Illustrated with a map and several coloured plates.
A travel and consular memoir drawn from the letters of the family of Richard Tully, British consul at Tripoli, published in London by Henry Colburn in 1816 for readers curious about North African courts and customs. The hand-coloured plates show grouped figures in turbans, sashes and full trousers seated or standing outdoors, a full-length portrait of the Bey of Tripoli, and court scenes with parasols and minarets, useful for costume colour, pattern detail and figure-group silhouettes.
