"Beylage des Projects, welches die Sorbonne Anno 1717. dem Czaren wegen Vereinigung der Römisch-Catholischen und Russisch-Griechischen Religion übergeben, und wovon im vorhergehenden Tractat gedacht worden": p. 433-444 (vol. 1)., "Das Leben und die Gewohnheiten der Ostiaken, eines Volcks, das bis unter dem Polo Arctico wohnet; wie selbiges seit Anno 1712 aus dem Heydenthum zur Christlichen Griechischen Religion gebracht worden, mit etlichen curieusen Anmerkkungen vom Königreiche Siberien und dem Freto Nassovio oder Waigats in der Gefangenschaft beschrieben von Johann Bernhard Müllern": p. [169]-214 (vol. 1)., "Journal von Lorentz Langens Reise nach China": p. 72-87 (vol. 1)., and Map of St. Petersburg (34.5 x 41 cm.) bound in between p. 432-433, with added directory following.
Publisher:
Bey Nicolai Försters und Sohnes ... ,
Subject (Geographic):
Russia--Description and travel and Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Merck, Johann Heinrich, 1741-1791 Pallas, Peter Simon, 1741-1811
Published / Created:
1776-78.
Call Number:
Zg18 M543 776p
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
Translated by Johann Heinrich Merck.
Publisher:
J.G. Fleischer,
Subject (Geographic):
Asia, Central--Description and travel, Asiatic Russia--Description and travel, Russia--Description and travel, and Soviet Union--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Natural history--Asia, Central, Natural history--Asiatic Russia, Natural history--Russia, and Natural history--Soviet Union
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of notes on primarily biological, scientific, mathematical, and historical subjects, as well as recipes and humorous anecdotes and verses. The volume begins with notes on parrots, crocodiles, the oxfly, parallel rulers, the concept of proportion, and Niagara Falls, followed by a collection of tables of coins and their worth in cities and countries around the world, including England, Ireland, Flanders, Hamburg, Russia, Portugal, Persia, Japan, and Morocco. The volume also contains a list of symbols for chemicals; diagrammatic drawings of ovals, elipses, arches, and squares; humorous epigrams, anecdotes, epitaphs, and riddles; and several entries in shorthand; as well as historical notes on Catherine of Russia, Ostend; Brussels; and St. Petersburg. The last section of the volume is composed primarily of household and veterinarian recipes, including one to cure scabs in sheep; blacking for harnesses; to destroy fleas in dogs; and to cure foul water in cows. A recipe for stuffing birds is annotated, "Best. See my scrap book given by Mr Ashew a stuffer of birds." and The volume also contains several pen drawings, including one to illustrate a mite and another to illustrate parallel rulers.
Description:
Binding: contemporary vellum. Written on cover: William Henry Wayne. Gift of ALS 19 August 1800 Cavendish Bridge., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., In English., Partial index at beginning of manuscript., Pasted inside front cover: dealer's description of manuscript., and Pasted inside front cover: receipt dated 1792.
Subject (Geographic):
Russia--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Catherine--II,--Empress of Russia,--1729-1796 and Wayne, William Henry
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture--Great Britain--19th century, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Coins, English poetry--19th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Mathematics--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Recipes--Great Britain, and Veterinary medicine
