The Russo-Turkish campaigns of 1828 and 1829: with a View of the Present State of Affairs in the East.

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CHESNEY, Francis Rawsdon.

The Russo-Turkish campaigns of 1828 and 1829: with a View of the Present State of Affairs in the East.

The Russo-Turkish campaigns of 1828 and 1829: with a View of the Present State of Affairs in the East.

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with a view of the present state of affairs in the East.

Stock Code 92258

London, Smith, Elder, 1854

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Chesney arrived in Constantinople at the end of the Russo-Turkish war. He was persuaded to survey Egypt and Syria. This was a decision of some moment as he was the first to prove the feasability of the Suez Canal.

Second edition. 8vo., xl, 448 pp., 16 pages ads dated March 1854 at end, two folding maps, light spotting to title, original blindstamped green cloth gilt, gilt crescent to upper cover, joints just cracked but firm, light fade to spine, a good copy.

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