CUINET (Vital).

La Turquie d'Asie: géographie administrative, statistique, descriptive et raisonnée de chaque province de l'Asie-Mineure. Tome III.

First edition. Large 8vo. Contemporary quarter black morocco, gilt, over black cloth; extremities of spine rubbed with some small areas of loss, hinges split but holding firmly. Interior very good. [iv], 781, [1]blank pp. Paris, E. Leroux, 1894.

£3,500.00

The third volume of Cuinet’s remarkable survey of Asiatic Turkey. It is the only volume to contain material relevant to the Arabian shores of the Persian Gulf, with sections on Al-Ahsa (Al-Hofuf and Al-Qatif) and Qatar.

Pages 330 to 332 are devoted to Qatar, which also features on the large folding map at the start of the volume.

Lorimer, Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Vol. I. Historical, Part II, Appendix R. Books of Reference. I.-Published Books and Articles, 105 [p.2706].

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