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Map Part of Central Asia, Showing the Territory Between Zarafshan and Amu Darya Rivers, Chiefly Compiled from the Latest Russian Documents to Illustrate Mr. Delmar Morgan's Paper.

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Title

  • Part of Central Asia, Showing the Territory Between Zarafshan and Amu Darya Rivers, Chiefly Compiled from the Latest Russian Documents to Illustrate Mr. Delmar Morgan's Paper.

Summary

  • The map depicts parts of northern Afghanistan and the protectorate of Bukhara (corresponding to portions of modern-day Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan). It was meant to accompany an article written by Edward Delmar Morgan (1840--1909) as a supplementary paper published by the Royal Geographical Society. Entitled "Notes on the Recent Geography of Central Asia from Russian Sources," the paper was published in 1884. Morgan was an English explorer and author. As a young man, he lived in Saint Petersburg, where his father was a merchant, and he was fluent in Russian. He translated several notable texts dealing with travel and exploration from Russian to English. Morgan was also a longtime fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, who served on its council and contributed to its journal. The map was drawn by Henry Sharbau (1822-1904), for many years the chief cartographer of the Royal Geographical Society, and lithographed by Edward Weller (1819-84), a London-based cartographer and engraver who was the unofficial geographer of the society.

Names

  • Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Creator.
  • Russia. General Staff. Military Topography Directorate Contributor.
  • Sharbau, Henry, 1822-1904 Cartographer.
  • Weller, Edward, died 1884 Lithographer.

Created / Published

  • London : Royal Geographical Society, 1884.

Headings

  • -  Afghanistan
  • -  Kyrgyzstan
  • -  Tajikistan
  • -  Uzbekistan
  • -  1884
  • -  Expeditions and surveys
  • -  Library of Congress Afghanistan Project
  • -  Morgan, E. Delmar (Edward Delmar), 1840-1909

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Scale 1:880,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map : color ; 50 x 71 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668610

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Chicago citation style:

Royal Geographical Society Creator, Russia. General Staff. Military Topography Directorate Contributor, Henry Sharbau, and Edward Weller. Part of Central Asia, Showing the Territory Between Zarafshan and Amu Darya Rivers, Chiefly Compiled from the Latest Russian Documents to Illustrate Mr. Delmar Morgan's Paper. London: Royal Geographical Society, 1884. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021668610/.

APA citation style:

Royal Geographical Society Creator, Russia. General Staff. Military Topography Directorate Contributor, Sharbau, H. & Weller, E. (1884) Part of Central Asia, Showing the Territory Between Zarafshan and Amu Darya Rivers, Chiefly Compiled from the Latest Russian Documents to Illustrate Mr. Delmar Morgan's Paper. London: Royal Geographical Society. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021668610/.

MLA citation style:

Royal Geographical Society Creator, et al. Part of Central Asia, Showing the Territory Between Zarafshan and Amu Darya Rivers, Chiefly Compiled from the Latest Russian Documents to Illustrate Mr. Delmar Morgan's Paper. London: Royal Geographical Society, 1884. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021668610/>.