Volume 1

Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, etc. &c. during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820 / By Sir Robert Ker Porter. With numerous engravings of portraits, costumes, antiquities, &c.

  • Robert Ker Porter
Date:
1821-1822
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, etc. &c. during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820 / By Sir Robert Ker Porter. With numerous engravings of portraits, costumes, antiquities, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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