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THOMAS WITLAM ATKINSON Oriental and Western Siberia: a Narrative of Seven Years Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary and Part of Central Asia
Philadelphia, Bradley. 1859, Limited. Original Cloth, 19 Cm. Contiene 18 ilustraciones, ningun mapa. Contenido: Prefacio. 1. De San Petersburgo a Ekaterineburg. 2. Minas de hierro. 3. Excursiones sobre el Tchoussowala. 4. Subida al Katchkanar. 5. Los tesoros minerales del Ural. 6. Las piedras preciosas de Siberia. 7. Trabajos de hierro y de oro. 8. Ingleses en el oural. 9. Aventuras en las montañas. 10. Confines de las tierras de la Rusia asiática. 11. Acercamiento a la gama de Altai. 12. Subida del altai. 13. Frontera del Imperio chino. 14. Pendiente del Istisch. 15. La estepa Kirghis. 16. Entre el Kirghis. 17. Aventuras en la estepa. 18. Paseos entre el Kirghis. 19. Barnaoul. 20. Aventuras deportivas. 21. Sobre los lagos del altai. 22. Las cadenas del altai. 23. Subida del Bielouka. 24. El país del Kalkas - Mongolia antigua. 25. Los llanos de Mongolia. 26. Chino tartary. 27. Tchin-si y Syan-shan. 28. El Sltans de la estepa. 29. Saian montañas - Siberia oriental. Inscripción de 1860. Clothbound. brown cloth. 483 pp.12 ads pp. 18 illustrations, no maps. Embossed covers worn and chipped at corners, spines hinges, top and bottom of spine; text block strong and tight. Contents: Preface. 1. St. Petersburg to ekaterineburg. 2. Iron mines. 3. Excursions on the Tchoussowala. 4. Ascent of the Katchkanar. 5. Mineral treasures of the oural. 6. Precious stones of Siberia. 7. Iron and gold works. 8. Englishmen in the oural. 9. Adventures among the mountains. 10. Borders lands of Asiatic Russia. 11. Approach to the Altai range. 12. Ascent of the altai. 13. Frontier of the Chinese empire. 14. Descent of the Istisch. 15. The Kirghis steppe. 16. Among the Kirghis. 17. Adventures in the steppe. 18. Rambles among the Kirghis. 19. Barnaoul. 20. Sporting adventures. 21. On the lakes of the altai. 22. The chains of the altai. 23. Ascent of the Bielouka. 24. The country of the Kalkas--ancient Mongolia. 25. Plains of Mongolia. 26. Chinese tartary. 27. Tchin-si and Syan-shan. 28. The Sltans of the steppe. 29. Saian mountains--oriental Siberia. Inscription from 1860. Ref. Abbey, Travel 530. British scientist and artist who explored Siberia between 1848-55' years. It is an important early source of information about one area not well known by the contemporanean Europeans. Fine/Fine.
Offered for EUR 470.00 = appr. US$ 606.39 by: El Arte de la Memoria scp - Book number: AtkinsonSib1859
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