The Author's Routs from London as far as Zaritzen & back through Russia Germany and Holland [Map No V from: An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea, 3rd ed. 1762]

Hanway, Jonas / I. Gibson

Published by T. Osborne, London, 1762

About this Item

Jonas Hanway (1712-1786) was a British philanthropist and traveller. In 1729, Jonas was apprenticed to a merchant in Lisbon. In 1743, after he had been in business for himself for some time in London, he became a partner with Mr Dingley, a merchant in St Petersburg, and in this way was led to travel in Russia and Persia. Leaving St Petersburg on 10 September 1743, and passing south by Moscow, Tsaritsyn and Astrakhan, he embarked on the Caspian Sea on 22 November and arrived at Astrabad on 18 December. Here his goods were seized by Mohammed Hassan Beg, and it was only after great privations that he reached the camp of Nadir Shah, under whose protection he recovered most (85%) of his property. His return journey was embarrassed by sickness (at Resht), attacks from pirates, and six weeks' quarantine; he only arrived at St Petersburg on 1 January 1745. He again left the Russian capital on 9 July 1750 and travelled through Germany and the Netherlands to England (28 October). The rest of his life was mostly spent in London, where the narrative of his travels (published in 1753) soon made him a man of note, and where he devoted himself to philanthropy and good citizenship. (Wikipedia) Karte aus der 3. Ausgabe seines Reiseberichts aus dem Jahr 1762, Vol. I, S. 47. teilkoloriert, mehrfach gefaltet, leicht fleckig, Knitterspuren. Sprache / Language: en 1 Seiten. ca. 24,8 x 52 cm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Author's Routs from London as far as Zaritzen & back through Russia Germany and Holland [Map No V from: An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea, 3rd ed. 1762]
• Publisher: T. Osborne, London
• Publication Date: 1762
• Condition: Befriedigend
• Weight: 20 grams
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