The Geographical Journal. Vol. IV, No. 2.
Rare and modern books
[Hormuz Island]. Royal Geographical Society.
London, The Royal Geographical Society, 1894.,
The Geographical Journal. Vol. IV, No. 2.
Rare and modern books
[Hormuz Island]. Royal Geographical Society.
London, The Royal Geographical Society, 1894.,
500.00 €
(Wien,
Austria)
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Details
- Author
- [Hormuz Island]. Royal Geographical Society.
- Publishers
- London, The Royal Geographical Society, 1894.
- Keyword
- Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses
- Languages
- English
Description
8vo. XVI, (97)-192, XVII-XX pp. With a folding map and a folding plate. Original printed wrappers. Includes the description of an early view of Hormuz Island, "A View of Ormus in 1627" (by William Foster, pp. 160-162), illustrated by a large folding plate. The sketch was drawn by David Davies, master's mate of the East India Company's ship "Discovery", but a few years after the island was captured by a combined Anglo-Persian force in 1622. - Slight foxing, otherwise fine.
