The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British Government in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus
The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British Government in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus
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Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Greenwood Press, New York, 1969. 2 vols. Xxvii, 799, xvi, 778 pgs. Illustrated with With 14 maps and Charts and Embellished with 97 plates beside Numerous Woodcuts. Reprint of the 1850 London edition. The maps contained in the separate atlas volume of the 1850 edition have been bound into Vol. I of the Greenwood reprint. The two additional text volumes projected on the title page of the 1850 edition were never published. Bound in plain brown cloth with titles present to the spine. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards very lightly rubbed and worn. Francis Rawdon Chesney (16 March 1789 – 30 January 1872) was a British general and explorer. Francis Rawdon Chesney (16 March 1789 – 30 January 1872) was a British general and explorer. Lord Rawdon gave the boy a cadetship at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and he was gazetted to the Royal Artillery in 1805. But though he rose to be lieutenant-general and colonel-commandant of the 14th brigade Royal Artillery (1864), and general in 1868, Chesney's memory lives not for his military record, but for his connection with the Suez Canal, and with the exploration of the Euphrates valley, which started with his being sent out to Constantinople in the course of his military duties in 1829, and his making a tour of inspection in Egypt and Syria. In 1830, after taking command of 7th Company, 4th Battalion Royal Artillery in Malta, he submitted a report on the feasibility of making a Suez Canal. This was the original basis of Lesseps' great undertaking (in 1869 Lesseps greeted him in Paris as the “father “ of the canal); and in 1831 he introduced to the home government the idea of opening a new overland route to India, by a daring and adventurous journey along the Euphrates valley from Anah to the Persian Gulf. Returning home, Acting Lt Colonel Chesney (as he then was) busied himself to get support for the latter project, to which the East India Company's board was favourable; and in 1835 he was sent out in command of a small expedition, on which he took a number of soldiers from 7th Company RA and for which Parliament voted £20, 000, in order to test the navigability of the Euphrates. E-184; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
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Very Good. 2 vols. illustrations, folding maps, index, xxvii, 799, xvi, 778p. Original brown cloth. 24cm. Minor foxing and wear. No Jackets (as published). Reprint of the 1850 London edition. The maps contained in the separate atlas volume of the 1850 edition have been bound into Vol. I of the Greenwood reprint. The two additional text volumes projected on the title page of the 1850 edition were never published.
Add this copy of The Expedition for the Survey of the Rivers Euphrates to cart. $378.43, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1850 by Louisiana State University Press.
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Volumes 1 and 2 only. The author intended the work to be complete in four volumes, but half the manuscript was lost and only these two volumes were published. Ex-library books, but no library markings found other than dark shadow marks where a library instruction leaflet may have been covering part of the front endpapers. Hardback covers. In good condition. Small split to top of spine in volume 1. Page edges a bit grubby. Pages partly uncut. Internally clean, lithographic plates are clean and have not been library stamped. No dust jacket. Large 8vo. Original blind stamped cloth boards with gilt lettering on spines now a little faded. Does not have the 14 large linen-backed maps. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 3300grams, ISBN:
