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| Keywords: 1851 Tallis and Rapkin Map of Independent Tartary (Central Asia) - Geographicus - IndepndentTartary-tallis-1851.jpg A highly decorative 1851 map of Independent Tartary by John Tallis and John Rapkin Covers the regions between the Caspian Sea and Lake Bakquash and between Russia and Afghanistan These include the ancient Silk Route kingdoms of Khiva Tartaria Kokand and Bokhara Today this region roughly includes Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan This wonderful map offers a wealth of detail for anyone with an interest in the Central Asian portion of the ancient Silk Road Identifies various caravan routes deserts wells and stopping points including the cities of Bokhara and Samarkand Three vignettes by W Bragg decorate the map these including an image of Tartars on a Journey a horseback Bride Chase and a tartar camp site Surrounded by a vine motif border Engraved by J Rapkin for John Tallis's 1851 Illustrated Atlas 1851 undated Size in 13 10 object history credit line accession number IndepndentTartary-tallis-1851 Tallis J <i>The Illustrated Atlas And Modern History Of The World Geographical Political Commercial Statistical</i> 1851 Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of Asia Maps of Tartary Maps of Aral Sea 1851 maps Maps by John Tallis John Rapkin Maps in English Tatar people in art Wedding customs Marriage in art Tents in art Old maps of the Caspian Sea Old maps of Uzbekistan Old maps of Turkmenistan | ||||
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