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Layard, Sir Austen Henry, 1817-1894, Knight politician, diplomat and archaeologist Book Collection History
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Layard (Austen Henry) Collection

  • Layard
  • Book Collection
  • 1686-1903

This collection of books details colonial accounts of exploration, excavation and cultural comparison of areas of the world encompassing modern day Iraq, Iran (formerly known under terms: Nineveh, Persia, Babylonia), Turkey and Russia. There are published works of a military political nature regarding Russia and Turkey. Additionally, there are some travel accounts along west coastal Africa. A smaller collection of published material is dedicated to autobiographical accounts of Austen Henry Layard, up until his ambassadorship in Madrid.

Layard, Sir Austen Henry, 1817-1894, Knight politician, diplomat and archaeologist