From New York to Delhi: by way of Rio de Janeiro, Australia and China - Robert B Minturn, Jr. Published by D. Appleton & Co., hardback (no dust jacket) 1859. Third edition. Map affixed inside, opposite frontispiece. Robert Bowne Minturn Jr. (1836 - 1889) was born in New York City, graduated from Columbia University in 1856, and joined his father's shipping firm, Grinnell, Minturn & Co, best known as being the owners of the clipper ship Flying Cloud. This book is an account (with much detail) of Minturn's voyage in connection with his work. Condition: Good. This book is more than 160 years old, and still in good condition. Although the pages are tanned and foxed, including the end papers, they are eminently readable. Some handwriting in ink, plus a date, appear on the page opposite the front free end paper. The map attached inside is a little torn, but otherwise complete. Outside, the page edges are coloured gold, a little dulled by some dust along the top. The red cover bears some ma