Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 1 of 2) / The Russian Provinces
H. F. B. Lynch
Travel
Book language: English
455 pages
Armenia: Travels and Studies (Volume 1 of 2) / The Russian Provinces is a travel and study work by H. F. B. Lynch, published in 1901. This volume follows the Russian provinces of Armenia, offering observations on landscapes, people, and history, with many illustrations and maps. It is worth listening to as a detailed travel portrait of the region.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Original Title Page. ARMENIA TRAVELS AND STUDIES VOL. I Ararat from Aralykh. Ararat from Aralykh. Aralykh, 2750 feet; Ararat, 16,916 feet.
ARMENIA Travels and Studies BY H. F. B. LYNCH Nature’s vast frame, the web of human things. Shelley, Alastor. Who can foretell our future? Spare me the attempt. We are like a harvest reaped by bad husbandmen amidst encircling gloom and cloud. John Katholikos Armenian historian of the Xth century Ch. CLXXXVII. IN TWO VOLUMES WITH 197 ILLUSTRATIONS, REPRODUCED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES BY
THE AUTHOR, NUMEROUS MAPS AND PLANS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY And a Map of Armenia and Adjacent Countries VOL. I THE RUSSIAN PROVINCES LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. LONDON: 39 PATERNOSTER ROW NEW YORK AND BOMBAY 1901 PREFACE