1. Carte de Karazm, Turkestan et Grande Bukarie. 2. Carte de la Petite Bukharie et Pays Voisin
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Two highly detailed Central Asia/Silk Road maps by Bellin from Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages.The upper map (Carte de Karazm) focusses on the Caspian and Aral Seas, encompassing parts of present day Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The second map (Petite Bukharie) encompasses part of what is now China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the western Kunlun Mountains.
Item Number: G2880
Cartographer: Jacques Nicolas Bellin
Place & Date: Paris / 1749/1760
Size: 12" x 8 1/2" (each)
Condition: b&w; light overall age toning; margins extended with contemporary paper to fit the size of the atlas volume
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