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Journey to Ararat [Mountaineering] by Parrot, Friedrich Dr., 1791-1841 [translated by William Desborough Cooley] - 1846

by Parrot, Friedrich Dr., 1791-1841 [translated by William Desborough Cooley]

Journey to Ararat [Mountaineering] by Parrot, Friedrich Dr., 1791-1841 [translated by William Desborough Cooley] - 1846

Journey to Ararat [Mountaineering]

by Parrot, Friedrich Dr., 1791-1841 [translated by William Desborough Cooley]

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A Very Good Cloth Hardcover; No Dust Jacket As Issued.

Publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt vignette. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Spine tips and corners rubbed. 8vo; iv, 389, [1] + 9, [1] ad pp. Illustrated with folding map, woodcuts. 18 by 11 cm 7.25 x 4.8 inches; 12 scientific papers and 2 editorial appendixes. First American Edition.. Travels through Russian Caucasus and Armenia to the legendary mountain Ararat, including an account of the ascent includes technical scientific reports. In February 1828, the Russian Empire annexed the historical Armenian province of Erivan (Yerevan) from Persia.

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Explorer Friedrich Parrot of the University of Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia) decided to take on the challenge of climbing Ararat. In 1829, he traveled to the Caucasus with an expeditionary team. Accompanied by Armenian writer Khachatur Abovian, he eventually reached the summit of the mountain. His memoir of the expedition, Journey to Ararat, was later published in German in 1834.

The content of Parrot's account is not just limited to Armenia and Mount Ararat. It also contains plenty of fascinating insights on the broader region in the late 1820s.These include impressions of Georgia, Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Kalmykia, eastern Ukraine, central Russia, and the German colonies of Transcaucasia.

Ref: AGBU, hathi, Neate, 599.
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  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1846
  • Keywords Ararat, Mount (Turkey) Mountaineering, Noah's Ark; Explorers; Central Asia
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TRANS-HIMALAYA: Discoveries and adventures in Tibet,

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TRANS-HIMALAYA - Discoveries and adventures in Tibet, Sven Hedin, 3 vols, Vols 1 & 2 published 1909, this imp 1910 and the rarer Vol3, published 1913. Original red cloth, gilt titles, some sun fading and minor insect damage to boards, VG+ inside including B&W and colour plates...and superb large fold-out maps of Hedin's remarkable journeys across southern Tibet, Kailas, etc...including the range he named the Trans-Himalaya. The Swedish explorer devoted his third journey, 1906-8, to the region lying between Shigatse and Leh and to the north of the Brahmaputra. He produced maps of the area, which had not been previously visited and revealed the existence of a large range of mountains lying parallel to the Himalaya on the Tibetan side. Hedin visited the sources of the major Asian rivers that rise near Mt Kailas and Lake Manasarowar. He never did reach Lhasa. Overall, despite minor binding damage,a fine set, very hard to find in the 3 vols.
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TRANS-HIMALAYA

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