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THIS is a very pleasant book of travels, well worthy of the attention of all who for any reason take interest in the Caucasus. The author has no very stirring adventures to tell us of, but he presents lucid and attractive descriptions of the towns and districts through which he passed, and of the manners and customs of the inhabitants. Especially good are the chapters he has devoted to the petroleum industry—chapters which have already appeared in the Revue des Deux Mondes. He gives also a very interesting account of Oriental carpets, the manufacture of which plays so great a part in the Caucasus.
La Transcaucasie et la Péninsule d'Apchéron.
Calouste S. Gulbenkian. (Paris: Hachette et Cie., 1891.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 45, 52 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/045052d0
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