1859 First Edition ORIENTAL AND WESTERN SIBERIA Explorations & Adventures *Asia

Description: You are bidding on a rare antique hardcover book titled 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. By Thomas Witlam Atkinson. With Numerous Illustrations. Published by J. W. Bradley, 1859. Atkinson undertook this exploratory mission to sketch portions of Siberia and Asia previously unknown. He traveled, with a special passport from Czar Nicholas I, out of Russia's Asiatic dominions from Kokhan on the west to the eastern end of the Baikal and as far south as the Chinese town of Tchin-si. His journey also led him to the Syan-shan mountain range, reportedly never before seen by any European, as well as great portions of the western region of the Gobi Desert. Atkinson produced sketches for this volume. Atkinson, a British explorer, scientist, and artist, offers observations on the mines, resources, travel and weather conditions, the Altai mountain range, etc. Along the way he took numerous risks, experienced nervous encounters with tribesmen in Central Asia, and suffered much from hunger and thirst. Table of Contents listing: 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.Book features red cloth binding with gold lettering on spine. Covers have blind-stamped design. Covers firmly attached with no splitting of hinges. Binding has some edge wear and some soiling to the covers. All pages are clean and tightly bound with some toning to the title page. Very old previous owner name written on first blank page. Book in overall good-plus condition. This is one of the earliest books on Asia/China which Europeans and Americans knew next to nothing about. Would make a super addition to a collection. Great gift idea! (Inventory: 108) Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 170.99 USD

Location: Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

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