Hanway (Jonas). An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea, 4 vols

Hanway (Jonas). An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea: With a Journal of Travels from London through Russia into Persia; and back again 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, 4 volumes, 1st edition, London, 1753, half titles for volumes 3 & 4 only, engraved allegorical frontispieces, 9 folding engraved maps, 15 engraved plates, a few small wormtracks, mainly marginal (one just into image of volume IV frontispiece), some light offsetting, armorial bookplates of Peter Du Cane (most probably Peter Du Cane , 1713-1803, merchant and a Director of the East India Company from 1750-53), contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, a little rubbed, small wormed areas (mainly at foot of volume I upper cover), 4to

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ESTC T93947; Goldsmiths' 8801; Kress 5268. Hanway's account of his somewhat arduous travels as a wool merchant from St. Petersburg via the Caspian Sea to Persia in 1753, returning by the same route in 1745.

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