The caravan route between Egypt and Syria.
by SALVATOR, Ludwig, Archduke of Austria
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London, Chatto & Windus, 1881. . First English edition. 8vo, xiv, 68 pp., 23 wood-engraved plates after drawings by the author, light foxing to title and occasionally elsewhere, original pictorial green cloth gilt, lightly rubbed a very good copy.
The account of an expedition undertaken in March 1878 by the Archduke, to investigate the possibility of a coastal railway in southern Palestine. This was eventually discounted, the preferred option being an expansion of the harbour at Beirut, and the establishment of a rail link from there to Damascus.
The account of an expedition undertaken in March 1878 by the Archduke, to investigate the possibility of a coastal railway in southern Palestine. This was eventually discounted, the preferred option being an expansion of the harbour at Beirut, and the establishment of a rail link from there to Damascus.
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- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
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- Title
- The caravan route between Egypt and Syria.
- Author
- SALVATOR, Ludwig, Archduke of Austria
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Chatto & Windus, 1881.
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