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An historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea : With the Author´s journal of Travel from England through russia into Persia: And back through Russia, Germany and Holland. To Which are added: The revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper  Nadir Kouli.

An historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea : With the Author´s journal of Travel from England through russia into Persia: And back through Russia, Germany and Holland. To Which are added: The revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli.

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An historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea : With the Author´s journal of Travel from England through russia into Persia: And back through Russia, Germany and Holland. To Which are added: The revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli.

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London, printed for T. Osborne, D. Brown, T. and T. Longman, C. Davis, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, A. Millar, J. Whiston and B. White, R. Dopsley and J. and J. Rivington., 1754. The Second Edition, revised and corrected. by Jonas Hanway, Merchant.. Very Good. Gr.-8°, Leder. Illustrated with maps and copper-plates. In Two Volumes. Ausgetragenes Bibliotheksexemplar, Buch ist in einem guten Zustand, 2 Bände, brauner Ganzledereinband mit 5 Bünden, Einband berieben, Kapitale angerissen, Kanten berieben, Ecken angeschabt, Papier in altersgemäßem sehr gutem Zustand. Ursprünglich gedruckt für die Londoner Russell Institution/ Russell Institution for the Promotion of Literary and Scientific Knowledge, ordnungsgemäß ausgesondert bei einer deutscher Fachbibliothek, das Frontispiz des ersten Bandes ist ein Kupferstich, markiert mit Ravenet sculp (Simon Francous Ravenet 1796-1774), einem für seine naturgetreuen Abbildungen bekannten Kupferstecher, daneben Blakey delin, Nicholas Blakey, Buchillustrator und Porträtmaler, bekannt geworden durch die anatomischen Zeichnungen von Albinus' ""Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body"" (1749); im ersten Band mit der allegorischen Darstellung ""Britannia and Persia, Published according to Act of Parliament, Jan. 4,1753"". Kapitelanfang mit Kupferstich- Vignetten von Walker. Papier in altersgemäßen sehr gutem Zustand, Faltkarten vorhanden, die u.a.den Weg der Orenburg-Expedition durch Sibirien illustrieren, davon 2 Karten mit leichtem Öffnungsriss (ca. 5 cm), Kupferstich Peters des Großen vorhanden, 2. Band in etwas schlechterem Zustand, Ganzledereinband mit 5 Bünden, falzrissig, vorderer Deckel teilweise gelöst, Einband stark berieben, Kanten berieben, Ecken beschabt, Frontispiz Kupferstich ""Wisdom and Youth, Published according to Act of Parliament, Jan 4,1753"". Weiterer Kupferstich ""Husein delivering his diadem"", C. Grignion sculp, Kupferstecher Charles Grignion (1717-1810) und F. Hayman inv et del., Francis Hayman (1708-1776), Papier in altersgemäßem sehr gutem Zustand, Mit Index für den zweiten Band und einer Erklärung der Fremdwörter. Jonas Hanway war ein Handelsreisender, der über das Kaspische Meer nach Persien reiste und darüber berichtete, daneben ist der Handel Englands mit dem Kaspischen Meer von1553 bis 1743 Thema. Die Rückreise erfolgte über Kontinentaleuropa mit einer Beschreibung Deutschland und der Niederlande. Exzellente Provenienz, ein spannendes Stück auch deutsch-englischer Wissenschaftsgeschichte, seltenes und sammelwürdiges Exemplar.

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An historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea : With the Author´s journal of Travel from England through russia into Persia: And back through Russia, Germany and Holland. To Which are added: The revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli.
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The Second Edition, revised and corrected. by Jonas Hanway, Mer
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London, printed for T. Osborne, D. Brown, T. and T. Longman, C. Davis, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, A. Millar, J. Whiston and B. White
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1754
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