PIERRE AMÉDÉE JAUBERT - VOYAGE EN ARMÉNIE ET EN PERSE
First edition. Paris, Chez Pelicier, 1821. 506 pp., 21x13.5 cm. 10 full-page engravings, 1 folding oversize map. Full leather binding with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Atabey 613.
A TRAVEL BOOK THAT COVERS A JOURNEY FROM OTTOMAN LANDS TO ARMENIA AND IRAN, CONTAINING COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGION’S GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, ETHNIC STRUCTURE, AND HISTORY, AND AT THE SAME TIME, A DIPLOMATIC REPORT AIMED AT CREATING A BALANCE AGAINST THE INCREASING INFLUENCE OF BRITAIN IN THE REGION...
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