An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian sea : with a journal of travels from London through Russia into Persia, and back through Russia, Germany and Holland : to which are added, the revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli : in four volumes : vol. I[-II] [sic] / by Jonas Hanway, merchant.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786 (Author)
Other Authors: Amigoni, Jacopo, 1682-1752 (Designer)
Blakey, Nicholas, -1778 (Designer)
Gibson, J. (John), active 1750-1792 (Designer, Engraver)
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810 (Engraver)
Grooth, Georg Christof, 1716-1749 (Artist)
Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776 (Designer)
Major, Thomas, 1720-1799 (Engraver)
Scotin, Gérard Jean-Baptiste, 1698-approximately 1755 (Engraver)
Wale, Samuel, -1786 (Designer)
Walker, Anthony, 1726-1765 (Designer, Engraver)
Dodsley, James, 1724-1797 (Bookseller)
Millar, Andrew, 1707-1768 (Bookseller)
Nourse, Charles, 1713 or 1714-1789 (Bookseller)
Vaillant, Isaac, -1753 (Bookseller)
Vaillant, Paul, -1802 (Bookseller)
Waugh, James (Bookseller) (Bookseller)
Willock, Robert (Bookseller)
Language:English
Published: London : Sold by Mr. Dodsley, in Pall-mall; Mr. Nourse, Mr. Millar, Mr. Vaillant, and Mr. Patterson, in the Strand; Mr. Waugh, in Lombard-Street; and Mr. Willock, in Cornhill, MDCCCLIII [1753]
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Genre:
Ownership and Custodial History:
Volume 1: Inscription visible on another paste-down beneath current front paste-down: "S. [...] Exeter"; letterpress bookplate visible below armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "S. Woolmer, bookseller, stationer, bookbinder, and printseller, Fore-Street, Exeter [...]" (this is Shirley Woolmer senior, the printer, bookseller, stationer, and author); engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Sir Cha[rle]s Grave Hudson, of Wanlip, in the County of Leicester, Bar[one]t" (this is the nobleman and director of the South Sea Company, who lived from 1730 to 1813); two inscriptions at head of title page: "Club Book, 1753" and "C"; words crossed out on leaf C4v; notes in pencil on leaf Y2v; marginal markings on leaf 2I2r; typescript bookseller's slip found between leaves L1v and L2r, with notes in pencil, including "$15.00" (now available in MSS 466).
Volume 2: Engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Sir Cha[rle]s Grave Hudson, of Wanlip, in the County of Leicester, Bar[one]t"; pencil inscription at head of title page: "C."
Volume 3: Engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Sir Cha[rle]s Grave Hudson, of Wanlip, in the County of Leicester, Bar[one]t"; cropped inscription at head of title page: "Club Book"; pencil inscription at head of title page: "C".
Volume 4: Engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Sir Cha[rle]s Grave Hudson, of Wanlip, in the County of Leicester, Bar[one]t"; inscription at head of leaf [a]1r (partially cropped): "Club Book"; pencil inscription at head of title page: "C"; scrap of rough laid paper found between leaves [a]4v and b1r (removed, and now available in MSS 466).
Local Note:
MSU: Volume 1: Damage to title page slightly affects two words of title; lacking two plates ("The great bell at Mosco" and "Astrabad Bay in the S.E. corner of the Caspian"); print outs of scans of these plates from the British Library copy available in MSS 466.
MSU: Volume 2: Lacking all but three plates; print outs of scans of lacking plates from the British Library copy available in MSS 466.
MSU: Laid-in material transferred to MSS 466, Box 7, Folder 275.
Binding Information:
Bound uniformly in full contemporary calf; rebacked in later calf; boards and spine tooled in gilt; outer edges of boards tooled in blind; red leather spine label, tooled in gilt and with "Hanway's Travels" lettered in gilt; green leather spine label, tooled and stamped in gilt, and with volume number in gilt; edges speckled red; volume 3 includes a green silk page-marker.
Physical Description:4 volumes, plates : illustrations, portraits, maps (engravings) ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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245 1 3 |a An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian sea :  |b with a journal of travels from London through Russia into Persia, and back through Russia, Germany and Holland : to which are added, the revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli : in four volumes : vol. I[-II] [sic] /  |c by Jonas Hanway, merchant. 
264 1 |a London :  |b Sold by Mr. Dodsley, in Pall-mall; Mr. Nourse, Mr. Millar, Mr. Vaillant, and Mr. Patterson, in the Strand; Mr. Waugh, in Lombard-Street; and Mr. Willock, in Cornhill,  |c MDCCCLIII [1753] 
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561 1 |3 Volume 1:  |a Inscription visible on another paste-down beneath current front paste-down: "S. [...] Exeter"; letterpress bookplate visible below armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "S. Woolmer, bookseller, stationer, bookbinder, and printseller, Fore-Street, Exeter [...]" (this is Shirley Woolmer senior, the printer, bookseller, stationer, and author); engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Sir Cha[rle]s Grave Hudson, of Wanlip, in the County of Leicester, Bar[one]t" (this is the nobleman and director of the South Sea Company, who lived from 1730 to 1813); two inscriptions at head of title page: "Club Book, 1753" and "C"; words crossed out on leaf C4v; notes in pencil on leaf Y2v; marginal markings on leaf 2I2r; typescript bookseller's slip found between leaves L1v and L2r, with notes in pencil, including "$15.00" (now available in MSS 466).  |5 MiEM 
561 1 |3 Volume 2:  |a Engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Sir Cha[rle]s Grave Hudson, of Wanlip, in the County of Leicester, Bar[one]t"; pencil inscription at head of title page: "C."  |5 MiEM 
561 1 |3 Volume 3:  |a Engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Sir Cha[rle]s Grave Hudson, of Wanlip, in the County of Leicester, Bar[one]t"; cropped inscription at head of title page: "Club Book"; pencil inscription at head of title page: "C".  |5 MiEM 
561 1 |3 Volume 4:  |a Engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Sir Cha[rle]s Grave Hudson, of Wanlip, in the County of Leicester, Bar[one]t"; inscription at head of leaf [a]1r (partially cropped): "Club Book"; pencil inscription at head of title page: "C"; scrap of rough laid paper found between leaves [a]4v and b1r (removed, and now available in MSS 466).  |5 MiEM 
563 |a Bound uniformly in full contemporary calf; rebacked in later calf; boards and spine tooled in gilt; outer edges of boards tooled in blind; red leather spine label, tooled in gilt and with "Hanway's Travels" lettered in gilt; green leather spine label, tooled and stamped in gilt, and with volume number in gilt; edges speckled red; volume 3 includes a green silk page-marker.  |5 MiEM 
590 |a MSU: Volume 1: Damage to title page slightly affects two words of title; lacking two plates ("The great bell at Mosco" and "Astrabad Bay in the S.E. corner of the Caspian"); print outs of scans of these plates from the British Library copy available in MSS 466. 
590 |a MSU: Volume 2: Lacking all but three plates; print outs of scans of lacking plates from the British Library copy available in MSS 466. 
590 |a MSU: Laid-in material transferred to MSS 466, Box 7, Folder 275. 
500 |a Volumes 3 and 4 have half-titles, "An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea; with the revolutions of Persia. Vol. III-[IV]", and title pages "The revolutions of Persia: containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans and the reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and his successor Sultan Ashreff. To which is prefixed, A chronological abridgement of the Persian monarchy from its first foundation. Vol. I" and "The revolutions of Persia: containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, from his birth in 1687, 'till his death in 1747. To which are added, some particulars of the unfortunate reign of his successor Adil Shah. Vol. II". 
500 |a Pagination: Volume 1: xx, 144, 147-399, [3] pages, [9], 3 leaves of plates (8 folded); volume 2: xv, [1], 374, [16] pages, [13] leaves of plates; volume 3: xv, [1], 255 pages, [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); volume 4: xv, [1], 301, [21] pages, [1] leaf of plates. 
500 |a Volume 1 text and register continuous despite pagination. 
500 |3 Volume 3:  |a Title page has misprint: "Vol. I" (corrected in manuscript in MSU copy). 
500 |3 Volume 4:  |a Title page has misprint: "Vol. II" (corrected in manuscript in MSU copy). 
500 |a Signatures: Volume 1: a-b⁴ c² A-3D⁴(-3D4); volume 2: a⁴ b-c² A-3A⁴(-3A4) 3B-3E²; volume 3: [a]⁴ b-c² A-2I⁴; volume 4: [a]⁴ b-c² A-2P⁴(-2P4) 2Q-2U². 
500 |3 Volume 2:  |a Leaf c2v: "Explanation of the copper-plates in this work." 
500 |a All volumes have a frontispiece plate. 
500 |3 Volume 1:  |a Engraved frontispiece signed, "Blakey delin., Bavenet sculp."; 6 maps signed, "I. Gibson sculp." or "J. Gibson sculp."; 1 map signed, "J. Gibson del et sculp."; 1 map with cartographic portion signed, "J. Gibson del. et sculp", and cartouche signed, "A. Walker del. et sculp."; engraved head-piece on leaf a2r signed, "Ant. Walker inv. et sculp."; engraved head-pieces on leaves 2A3v, 2M4v, and 2P3v signed, "Ant. Walker del. et sculp."; engraved head-pieces on leaves 2C2v and 2Q2r signed, "Wale del., G. Scotin sculp." 
500 |3 Volume 2:  |a Engraved head-piece on leaf A1r signed, "Wale del., G. Scotin sculp."; plate illustrating "The Empress of Russia, 1749" signed, "Amiconi delin, Ant[hon]y Walker sculpsit"; plate illustrating "The Great Duke of Russia, 1749" signed, "G. C. Grooth pinx[i]t, Ant[hon]y Walker sculp. 1752"; plate illustrating "Peter the Great" signed, "Amiconi pinx., Major sculp."; plate illustrating "The King of Prussia" signed, "Ant. Walker sculp."; plate facing leaf 2I3r signed, signed, "F. Hayman inv. et del., C. Grignion sculp."; plate facing leaf 2Q2v signed, "F. Hayman inv. et del., C. Grignion sculp."; plate illustrating "The Prince of Orange, 1750" signed, "Gerard Sanders ad vivum del., Ant[hon]y Walker sculpsit." 
500 |3 Volume 3:  |a Engraved frontispiece signed, "F. Hayman inv. et del., C. Grignion sculp."; folded map signed, "J. Gibson sculp., Red Lyon Street, Clerkenwell"; engraved armorial head-piece on leaf [a]3r signed, "A. Walker inv. et sculp." 
500 |3 Volume 4:  |a Engraved frontispiece portrait of Nadir Shah signed, "Blackey delin., Major sculp."; engraved armorial head-piece on leaf [a]3r signed, "A. Walker delin et sculp." 
510 4 |a English short title catalogue,  |c T93947 
500 |a Includes indexes. 
500 |a Errata for volumes 1 and 2 on leaf c2r of volume 2; errata for volumes 3 and 4 on leaf c2v of volume 4. 
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651 0 |a Europe  |x Description and travel.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045661 
651 0 |a Iran  |x History.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067895 
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700 1 |a Hayman, Francis,  |d 1708-1776,  |e designer. 
700 1 |a Major, Thomas,  |d 1720-1799,  |e engraver. 
700 1 |a Scotin, Gérard Jean-Baptiste,  |d 1698-approximately 1755,  |e engraver. 
700 1 |a Wale, Samuel,  |d -1786,  |e designer. 
700 1 |a Walker, Anthony,  |d 1726-1765,  |e designer. 
700 1 |a Walker, Anthony,  |d 1726-1765,  |e engraver. 
700 1 |a Dodsley, James,  |d 1724-1797,  |e bookseller. 
700 1 |a Millar, Andrew,  |d 1707-1768,  |e bookseller. 
700 1 |a Nourse, Charles,  |d 1713 or 1714-1789,  |e bookseller. 
700 1 |a Vaillant, Isaac,  |d -1753,  |e bookseller. 
700 1 |a Vaillant, Paul,  |d -1802,  |e bookseller. 
700 1 |a Waugh, James  |c (Bookseller),  |e bookseller. 
700 1 |a Willock, Robert,  |e bookseller. 
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