Travels in the Tian'-Shan' 1856-1857. Edited and annotated by C. Thomas. Translated by L. Gilmour C. Thomas and M. Wheeler.

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London: The Hakluyt Society 1998. 8vo. Orig. illust. cloth. Gilt. Dustjacket. (xliv 270pp.). With 13 full-page col. plates 2 full-page maps and 2 double-page maps. (Hakluyt Society 2nd series No. 189). Fine. NOTE: The 1856-57 expedition represents a critical step in Russian geography in the transition from replacement of disbelief by elemental discovery to a modern tradition of systematic integrated research which may then be applied for the benefit of mankind.