1815 1ed RUSSIA Travels Illustrated MAPS Moscow Voyages Copenhagen Warsaw POLAND

1815 1^ed RUSSIA Travels Illustrated MAPS Moscow Voyages Copenhagen Warsaw POLAND

Robert Johnston’s “Travels Through Part of the Russian Empire” is a fascinating and highly coveted early 19^th-century travelogue. In this enormous history of Russia, Johnston describes his encounters and discoveries primarily in St. Petersburg and Moscow with visits in countless other cities (such as Copenhagen, Warsaw, . He notes his experiences amongst slave traders as well as the impact of Napoleonic forces in western Russia.

The contents of this work are unquestionably desirable; however, the full-page engravings and maps make this work truly remarkable.

Item number: #21523

Price: $950

JOHNSTON, Robert

Travels through part of the Russian Empire and the country of Poland : along the southern shores of the Baltic

London: J.J. Stockdale, 1815. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • vii, [3], xiv, [15]-460
  • 23 full-page engravings (2 maps)
• References: Abbey Travel 15;
• Provenance: Bookplate – John Herbert Secker
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~12in X 9.75in (30.5cm x 24.5cm)
• Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at over $2,000

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