- 3294
Strahlenberg, Philipp Johann von (1676-1747).
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600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- An historico-geographical description of the North and Eastern parts of Europe and Asia but more particularly of Russia, Siberia, and Great Tartary. London: W. Innys and R. Manby, 1738
4to (225 x 166mm.), [4], ix, [3], 463, [1]pp., illustration: very large folding engraved hand-coloured map by R.W. Seale, one woodcut folding map, one engraved folding map, 9 engraved plates (2 folding), 4 charts (2 folding) demonstrating different Russian dialects, woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, binding: contemporary calf, gilt double-fillet border, spine in compartments gilt, a few small tears with slight loss (not affecting text), including a short closed tear to the large map, slight soiling and staining, binding very worn
Catalogue Note
The author, a Swede formerly called Tabbert, was taken prisoner by the Russians after the defeat of Charles XII. With the Prussian naturalist Messerschmidt he explored the lower basins of the rivers Obi and Yenesei, his book being, for a long time, the only guide to the area. It includes a Calmucko-Mungalicum vocabulary and a table comparing "ancient" and "modern" Arabic characters.