1753 1ed Hanway PERSIA Iran VOYAGES Afghan Revolutions Ottoman Mughal Wars 4v
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1753 1ed Hanway PERSIA Iran VOYAGES Afghan Revolutions Ottoman Mughal Wars 4v
John Hanway was an 18th-century British traveler and merchant best known for his voyages to Russia and Persia. This voyage, which took Hanway also to Germany and Holland, allowed him to see the customs of Persian living as well as make observations toward British trade on the Caspian Sea, which happened to become the title of his voyage memoirs.
An Historical Account of the British Trade Over the Caspian Sea discusses some of the following important topics including:
Persian revolutions and rise of Nadir Jouli
Joulis successor in Adil Shah
Reign of Sultan Mir Maghmud and Sultan Ashreff
Hanways passage down the Volga, near Moscow
Dangers and horrors of slavery
Ambassadors of Russias opposition to Gurghin Khan and the Mughal Empire
Death of Peter the Great of Russia
Wars of Turks against Afhans – Ottoman-Hotaki War
Item number: #22056
Price: $950
HANWAY, Jonas
An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea : with a journal of travels from London through Russia into Persia
London: Printed for Arthur Bettesworth and Charles Hitch, 1737. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
Vol. I (Part 1, Vol. I) – xx, 399, [1]
Vol. II (Part 1, Vol. II) – xv, [1], 374, [16]
Vol. III (Part 2, Vol. I) – xv, [1], 255, [1], vii, [1]
Vol. IV (Part 2, Vol. II) – ix-xv, [1], 301, [21]
Title page and dedication for Vol. IV included at the end of Vol. III
Volumes wanting most maps and copper engravings
Provenance: Handwritten – Will. Martyn
Language: English
Binding: Leather
Visible repair at front and rear inner hinges of Vol. I, front inner hinges of Vol. III, IV
Size: ~9.75in X 8in (24.5cm x 20cm)
Very rare and desirable
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22056
John Hanway was an 18th-century British traveler and merchant best known for his voyages to Russia and Persia. This voyage, which took Hanway also to Germany and Holland, allowed him to see the customs of Persian living as well as make observations toward British trade on the Caspian Sea, which happened to become the title of his voyage memoirs.
An Historical Account of the British Trade Over the Caspian Sea discusses some of the following important topics including:
Persian revolutions and rise of Nadir Jouli
Joulis successor in Adil Shah
Reign of Sultan Mir Maghmud and Sultan Ashreff
Hanways passage down the Volga, near Moscow
Dangers and horrors of slavery
Ambassadors of Russias opposition to Gurghin Khan and the Mughal Empire
Death of Peter the Great of Russia
Wars of Turks against Afhans – Ottoman-Hotaki War
Item number: #22056
Price: $950
HANWAY, Jonas
An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea : with a journal of travels from London through Russia into Persia
London: Printed for Arthur Bettesworth and Charles Hitch, 1737. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
Vol. I (Part 1, Vol. I) – xx, 399, [1]
Vol. II (Part 1, Vol. II) – xv, [1], 374, [16]
Vol. III (Part 2, Vol. I) – xv, [1], 255, [1], vii, [1]
Vol. IV (Part 2, Vol. II) – ix-xv, [1], 301, [21]
Title page and dedication for Vol. IV included at the end of Vol. III
Volumes wanting most maps and copper engravings
Provenance: Handwritten – Will. Martyn
Language: English
Binding: Leather
Visible repair at front and rear inner hinges of Vol. I, front inner hinges of Vol. III, IV
Size: ~9.75in X 8in (24.5cm x 20cm)
Very rare and desirable
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
22056
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