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Scientific Results of the Second Yarkand Mission; Volume 1
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781020770470
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.91
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book recounts the scientific findings of the Second Yarkand Mission, which was undertaken at the end of the 19th century as part of a larger British imperial effort to better understand and control Central Asia. Stoliczka's detailed observations of geography, climate, flora, and fauna would be of lasting value to scholars of the region.
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