In the 19th century, the railways constituted the biggest business and were one of the crucial political issues that profoundly characterized the history of the entire century. Railroad companies, according to Alfred D. Chandler (1918–2007; Chandler 1965), were among the first major enterprises to appear on the world scene at the turn of the century.The …
Josiah Conder: The Modern Traveler. A Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical of the Various Countries of the Globe, 30 vols., London: James Duncan 1825–1830, vol. 17 (1830) Signature: Ff 182-4300/17 raro I Figures: Frontispiece; Map of Russia in Europe; pp. 221-223 The Modern Traveler, a non-fiction work by British writer Josiah Conder (1789–1855) spread over …
Charles V. Monin: Atlas universel de géographie. Ancienne & Moderne en 42 cartes, Paris: Hocquart, 1840 Signature: Zh 300-4320 raro VII Figures: Frontispiece; Mappemond c. 1; Europe c. 2; Asie c. 16 Only two decades after lithography was invented, at the end of the 18th century, it was applied to cartography, which later led to …
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Anatoly N. Demidoff: Viaggio nella Russia meridionale e nella Crimea, per l’Ungheria, la Moldavia e la Valachia, fatto nel 1837, Torino: Stabilimento tipografico Fontana 1841 Signature: FF 180 4413 raro V Figures: Frontispiece; p. 161; “Droschi a Odessa” (pp. 164-165); “Tragitto sul Mar Nero. Pacchetto a vapore il Pietro I” (pp.180-181) Anatoly Nikolayevich Demidov (1813–1870), …
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Johann G. Kohl: Viaggi nella Russia Meridionale di G. G. Kohl, prima versione dal tedesco di Enrico Valtancoli Montazio, Firenze: Società editrice fiorentina 1842 Signature: Ff 180 4421 raro IV Figures: Frontispiece; p. 13 (L’Ucraina e la Nuova Russia); pp. 89–90 (Odessa) After his father’s death in 1830, when Johann Georg Kohl (1808–1878) was necessitated …
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Albert Etienne de Montémont: Voyages Nouveaux par mer et par terre effectués ou publiés de 1837 a 1847 dans le diverses parties du monde, contenant la description de ces contrées, les moeurs, coutumes, gouvernements, cultes, productions, industrie, commerce, 5 vols., Paris: René 1847, vol. 5 (1847) Signature: FF 182 4470 raro IV Figures: Frontispiece; p. …
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Louis É. Desbuissons: Carte des grandes voies de communication de l’Europe indiquant les chemins dee fer, les routes, les canaux et les lignes de paquebots a vapeur sul l’Océan, la Mediterraneée et la mer Noire depuis Saint Pétersburg jusqu’a Alexandrie et Odessa, Paris: Lemière 1862 Signature: Zh 305-4620 raro II Figures: Map (recto/verso); Details This …
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