Modern Asia / Historic map, Library of Congress
Summary
Relief shown pictorially.
"Pubd. as the Act directs August 13th, 1796 by J. Wilks."
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Tartary, a vast country in the northern parts of Asia, bounded by Siberia on the north and west: this is called Great Tartary. The Tartars who lie south of Muscovy and Siberia, are those of Astracan, Circassia, and Dagistan, situated north-west of the Caspian-sea; the Calmuc Tartars, who lie between Siberia and the Caspian-sea; the Usbec Tartars and Moguls, who lie north of Persia and India; and lastly, those of Tibet, who lie north-west of China.
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Date
01/01/1796
Contributors
Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex.
Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain