A Journey to the Source of the River Oxus. by Captain John Wood ... New Edition, Edited by His Son (Alexander Wood). with an Essay on the Geography of T

Publisher Marketing: Title: A Journey to the Source of the river Oxus. By Captain John Wood ... New edition, edited by his Son (Alexander Wood). With an Essay on the Geography of the Valley of the Oxus. By Colonel Henry Yule, C. B. With maps. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. Offering some insights into the study and mapping of the natural world, this collection includes texts on Babylon, the geographies of China, and the medieval Islamic world. Also included are regional geographies and volumes on environmental determinism, topographical analyses of England, China, ancient Jerusalem, and significant tracts of North America. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Wood, John; Wood, Alexander; Yule, Henry; 1872. xc. 280 p.; 8 . T 26403 Contributor Bio:  Wood, John John Wood was the Artistic Director of English Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa from 1977 to 1984. He has directed major productions for theatres in Canada, England, Australia, and the United States and has also written and directed for radio, film, and television. He was one of the directors and the writer for the series Days of Reckoning.