"Kirghirza Cossacks"

Wood engraving, 1844. Backside is printed.

12.5 x 12 cm ( 4.9 x 4.7 ")

$ 65.00

Order Nr. WESTCENTRALASIA3901

Upper image: "Village of Kouschat Khan, Near Merv, with Schools"
Lower left: "A Guest-House in Artysch"
Lower right: "Travelers Caught in Quicksand in the Merv Desert"

Wood engraving ca 1880. The backside has a map showing the annexation of Merv and the advances of Russia towards India.

Page size: 19 x 27.5 cm ( 7.4 x 10.8 ")

$ 75.00

Order Nr. WESTCENTRALASIA3902

Palast des Khans zu Kokan (Turkmen)

Wood engraving ca 1890. Backside is printed.

17.8 x 15.8 cm ( 7 x 6.2 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. WESTCENTRALASIA3904

Die Sur-Emire-Moschee mit dem Grabe Tamerlans in Samarkand.

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Below: Backside of above image.

Samarkand from Rhegistanplatz aus.

Wood engraving by Bertrand after Taylor ca 1875. One page with an image on each side.

Image size 12.5 x 16.5 cm")

$ 120.00

Order Nr. WESTCENTRALASIA3903

Zelte (Jurten) und Lager der Turkmenen

Wood engraving ca 1890. Backside is printed.

11.5 x 18.5 cm ( 4.5 x 7.2 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. WESTCENTRALASIA3906

Turkmenischer Mollah, den Krieg gegen Russland predigend.

Wood engraving ca 1890. Backside is printed.

24.5 x 17.5 cm ( 9.6 x 6.8 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. WESTCENTRALASIA3905

Expedition des Russes en Asie. - Vue generale de la ville de Khiva, ville principal de Turkestan, capitale du Khan de Khiva.

Wood engraving after M. Clerget and M. Mac-Graham (correspondent for the New York Herald), 1874.
Vertical centerfold. Reverse sidee is printed. Narrow upper margin. Light spot in lower right margin.

15.7 x 47.5 cm ( 6.1 x 18.7 ")

$ 120.00

Order nr. WESTCENTRALASIA3908

Cossack Cemeteries (Khirgiz)

Wood engraving from an illustrated work published 1855.
Reverse side is printed. some reverse print visible in margins.

10.7 x 14 cm ( 4.2 x 5.5 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. WESTCENTRALASIA3909

"Iran und Turan, Persien, Afghanistan, Beludschistan, Turkestan" Steel engraving by C. Metzeroth after the new design by F. von Stuelpnagel in 1843. Original outline coloring.

This very detailed map reaches from the Black Sea on the left to the Himalaya Mountains on the right. In the center is Khiwa south of the Aral Sea. At the bottom of the map is the Persian Gulf and Beludschistan (shown in blue).

Map has overall light age toning. Light browning and a few spots in margins. Vertical centerfold.

34.2 x 39.5 cm ( 13.4 x 15.5 ")

$ 145.00

Order Nr. MIDDLEEAST1878