Ինճիճեան Ղուկաս [INDJIDJIAN (Ghoukas)]. Ստորագրութիւն Հին Հա - Lot 143

Ինճիճեան Ղուկաս [INDJIDJIAN (Ghoukas)]. Ստորագրութիւն Հին Հայաստանեայց [Description de l'Ancienne Arménie]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1822. 1 vol. (of 2) in-4, [8]-553-[1] p., paperback, uncut head (cover damaged, slight foxing, soiling and marginal stains). Volume 1 only. Historical and geographical study of ancient Armenia, based on Armenian and foreign sources, tracing the evolution of the Armenian territory from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. The book describes in detail the administrative organization, provinces, towns, landforms, rivers, monasteries and fortifications, offering a structured overview of the political and religious geography of the Armenian kingdom through the centuries. It is an important reference for reconstructing the historical topography of Armenia.