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Northern Arabia/ Shakespear s Last Journey Carruthers GSGS 2931 : Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

Northern Arabia/ Shakespear s Last Journey Carruthers GSGS 2931 : Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
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Famous people past and present with connections to Devon

Famous people past and present with connections to Devon
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Parts of Burmah, Siam and the Shan States illustrating the explorations of Holt S Hallett, C E : Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

BurmahSiamShan-sharbaumilne-1886 $400.00 Title 1886 (dated) 1 : 844800 Description This is an 1886 Henry Sharbau and H. A. Milne map of Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand. The map focuses on northern Thailand (Siam) and the railroad proposed by civil engineer Holt S. Hallett (1841 - 1911) and his associate Archibald Colquhoun (pronounced kuhl-HOON.) It was created to accompany a paper Hallett presented to the Royal Geographical Society. Red lines trace Hallett s explorations, scouting and surveying the best railroad route. A dashed black and white line illustrated the proposed railway, running south from Kiang Hsen to the map s lower border. An inset along the right illustrates the route s continuation to Bangkok.

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Khanate of Khiva after Russian sources : Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

1875 (dated) 1 : 554400 Description This is an 1875 Herbert William Wood map of the Khanate of Khiva in modern-day Uzbekistan - issued shortly after the 1873 Russian conquest of Khiva, a defining moment in the Great Game. Coverage extends from the southern coast of the Aral Sea (Lake Aral) south to the Kharesmian Desert. Great attention is paid to the all-important regional river network, particularly the Amu Darya (Oxus). Cities, towns, and villages are labeled, along with hills, lakes, and deserts. The Khanate of KhivaThe Khanate of Khiva was an independent polity in the Amu Darya delta just south of the Aral Sea, active from roughly 1511 to 1920. The Khanate became a Russian protectorate in 1873, when the Tzar launched a massive invasion of Khiva. In 1920, following the 1917 Russian Revolution, Khiva followed course, establishing the Khorezm People s Soviet Republic, itself incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1924. Today the former Khanate it is mostly

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Richard Burton and the expedition to Harar

Sir Richard Burton was an extraordinarily brave explorer, scholar and a genius for language and disguise. A year before this trip to Harar he became the first European to enter Mecca.

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