In 1822 Ebenezer Henderson, a Scottish divine (theologian) who had spent much of his youth travelling (and preaching) in Scandinavia and Germany, was invited by Prince Alexander Golitsyn to assist the Russian Bible Society in translating the Scriptures into non-Russian languages of the Russian Empire. Henderson spent several years in Russia and, among other places, he also visited Georgia. His book, Biblical researches and travels in Russia, was published in 1826. Considering author's preoccupation with the Biblical studies, the book, unsurprisingly, contains little on ordinary people and customs/traditions that Henderson encountered in Georgia. But it does feature two illustrations drawn by Henderson as he crossed the Caucasus mountains.
