John Ledyard's Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788, Volume 2University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964 - 698 pages |
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Page 172
... travelling is the remains of the Caravan travelling- it is your only home- it is like a Ship at Sea . On the 8th we left Moscow with hired horses and a driver , who is to Carry us to Kazan and drive three horses for 34 Roubles- The ...
... travelling is the remains of the Caravan travelling- it is your only home- it is like a Ship at Sea . On the 8th we left Moscow with hired horses and a driver , who is to Carry us to Kazan and drive three horses for 34 Roubles- The ...
Page 246
... Travellers & Man in general , but not one or all of them together would be sufficient in my opinion to justify the ... travelled in the Baikal region . His observations were written down in a book called Le Brun's Travels . 154 The ...
... Travellers & Man in general , but not one or all of them together would be sufficient in my opinion to justify the ... travelled in the Baikal region . His observations were written down in a book called Le Brun's Travels . 154 The ...
Page 294
... Travelling mat- ters as I do . If I should not be able to send you any transcript from my Travels you will please to accept of these two observations of mine , they are the result of extensive and assiduous enquiry and entirely my own ...
... Travelling mat- ters as I do . If I should not be able to send you any transcript from my Travels you will please to accept of these two observations of mine , they are the result of extensive and assiduous enquiry and entirely my own ...
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