Russian Sources on Iran, 1719-1748

by Willem Floor

In Russian Sources on Iran, 1719-1748, polyglot scholar Willem Floor brings together annotated translations of reports by officials in Russian service that so far have either been used rarely by scholars, or not at all. It includes a detailed account of the mapping of the Caspian Sea by a Russian team from 1719 to 1720; and the Russian occupations of Derbend in 1722, of Baku in 1723; and of Gilan in 1724. There is also a comprehensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949445577
• ISBN13: 9781949445572
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Mage Publishers
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"