Russian Empire Turkestan Ural Mountains Aral Sea Bukhara 1883 Letts scarce map Luneburg Late 19th century engraved map

Late 19th century engraved map with  original hand color

pleasing visual example

inset of Malta lower left

Le Petit Flambeia de la Mer ou le Veritable Guide des Pilotes Cotiers

Splendid assortment of 28 tiny miniature engraved views of this European city

Russian Empire Turkestan Ural Mountains Aral Sea Bukhara 1883 Letts scarce map Luneburg Late 19th century engraved mapRussia in Asia, Tukestan, &c. (Asia, Russian Empire, Turkestan, Ural Mountains, Aral Sea, Bukhara, Soghdia). Issued 1883, London by Letts. Scarce late 19th century color lithographed map. A later re issue of the SDUK maps originally printed some 40 years prior. Note the shifting political boundaries, seen in a combination that is short lived and transitory. Of particular modern interest for the key, which notes unusual features such as consulate