A personal narrative of a journey to the source of the river Oxus : by the route of the Indus, Kabul, and Badakhshan, performed under the sanction of the Supreme Government of India, in the years 1836, 1837, and 1838

Wood, Lieut. John

Verlag: John Murray, 1841

Beschreibung

xv, 424 pages, folding map ; 23 cm. Rebound in modern green cloth, with original spine label. Hardcover. Mylar dust jacket. Fine binding and cover. Lacking 12 page catalogue in rear. Occasional spotting. Two worming holes to side margins, doesn't effect text. Minor offsetting to folding map. "In 1836 Wood was appointed assistant to the commercial mission to Afghanistan under Alexander Burnes. During his time there he drew up a report on the geography of the Kabul valley and became the first European to trace the source of the Oxus." W218a. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1602110017

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A personal narrative of a journey to the ...

Verlag: John Murray

Erscheinungsdatum: 1841

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition.