A RUSSIAN PAINTS AMERICA; The travels of Pavel P. Svin'in, 1811-1813
Montreal: McGill-Qween's University Press, (2008). 8vo, pp. x, 220. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated, some in color. Includes Svin'in's text about his travels, with annotations. As new in little scuffed dj. Item #44577
Pavel Petrovich Svin'in (1787/88-1839) was a painter, diplomat, and journalist who spent two years as part of the first Russian diplomatic mission to the United States. Soon after returning to Russia, Svin'in published a travel narrative of his experiences. "A Russian Paints America" presents the first complete English translation of Svin'in's memoir.
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