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Travels in Baluchistan and Sindhy, followed by a geographical and historical description of these two countries, with a map, by Henry Pottinger,... translated from English by J.-B.-B. Eyriès... [Printed text]
Author(s): Pottinger, Henry (1st baronet, Sir)
Publication: Paris: Gide fils, 1818
Material description : 2 vol. in-8° , board
Note(s): Mq. the card advertised in title
Other Author(s): Eyriès, Jean-Baptiste-Benoît (1767-1846). Translator
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Notice n° : FRBNF31141208
POTTINGER (Henry). - Travels in Baluchistan and Sindhy, followed by a geographical and historical description of these two countries, with a map. Paris, Gide fils, 1818. Two volumes in-8 of a frontispiece, VIII, 465 pp., (1) f. ; 381, (1) pp., a map, contemporary binding in rooted calf, smooth spines decorated, yellow edges. First edition in French. Engraved frontispiece and large folding map by the author. General, administrator and diplomat, Henry Pottinger (1789-1856), was one of the most outstanding figures of colonial England. He began his career as a cadet in India in 1804. Noted for his bravery and intelligence, he quickly rose through the ranks, obtaining the title of Baronet in 1839, after the war in Afghanistan. The book, first published in English in 1816, contains an account of the expedition he led in 1810 with Captain Charles Christie to explore the border region between India and Persia, a possible route of Russian penetration into India. This was one of the earliest manifestations of the long political rivalry between the British Empire and Russia for control of Central Asia and the Middle East, which would come to be known as the "Great Game". Superb, fresh copy. Minimal skin on the second course of a volume. Chadenat, 5112.
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Travels in Baluchistan and Sindhy, followed by a geographical and historical description of these two countries, with a map, by Henry Pottinger,... translated from English by J.-B.-B. Eyriès... [Printed text]
Author(s): Pottinger, Henry (1st baronet, Sir)
Publication: Paris: Gide fils, 1818
Material description : 2 vol. in-8° , board
Note(s): Mq. the card advertised in title
Other Author(s): Eyriès, Jean-Baptiste-Benoît (1767-1846). Translator
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Notice n° : FRBNF31141208
POTTINGER (Henry). - Travels in Baluchistan and Sindhy, followed by a geographical and historical description of these two countries, with a map. Paris, Gide fils, 1818. Two volumes in-8 of a frontispiece, VIII, 465 pp., (1) f. ; 381, (1) pp., a map, contemporary binding in rooted calf, smooth spines decorated, yellow edges. First edition in French. Engraved frontispiece and large folding map by the author. General, administrator and diplomat, Henry Pottinger (1789-1856), was one of the most outstanding figures of colonial England. He began his career as a cadet in India in 1804. Noted for his bravery and intelligence, he quickly rose through the ranks, obtaining the title of Baronet in 1839, after the war in Afghanistan. The book, first published in English in 1816, contains an account of the expedition he led in 1810 with Captain Charles Christie to explore the border region between India and Persia, a possible route of Russian penetration into India. This was one of the earliest manifestations of the long political rivalry between the British Empire and Russia for control of Central Asia and the Middle East, which would come to be known as the "Great Game". Superb, fresh copy. Minimal skin on the second course of a volume. Chadenat, 5112.
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