Hahn J.G.: Reise von Belgrad nach Salonik. Wien 1868 First edition. In 4to, contemporary leather over boards, text clean and bright, complete 268p. and two folded maps, overall in almost fine condition. Johann von Hahn (1811-1869), an Austrian diplomat, travelled during 1858 from Belgrade to Thessaloniki, But he did not travelled strait forward. He spent many time to visit several places in southern Serbia and Macedonia and his very valuable detailed account is mostly a diplomatic report on Macedonia. He provides unique lengthy accounts for many Macedonian towns and especially for the villages of Macedonian countryside, still very little visited and described in mid 19th century, a period well before the beginning of national antagonisms in the area. He toured Vardar valley, to Prilepo areas, Monastiri (Bitola) plain, all around Florina and the villages up to Ostrovo (Vevi) where he provides unique accounts for actually Greek Macedonia ethnological composition, economy, trade, social and religious customs etc. He visited Vodena (Edessa) and many other places in the plain before reaching Thessaloniki. The big map of his travel has been prepared by Kiepert. An invaluable account for Macedonia, travel accounts for the interior of Macedonia were very few that time. Not in Atabey, Blackmer or any other known collection. Rare