Thomas Witlam - Oriental and Western Siberia - 1858

For sale is a significant and rare work of 19th-century travel and exploration literature: the sought-after first edition from 1858 by the British architect and explorer Thomas Witlam Atkinson. The monumental work details his seven-year, adventurous journeys (over 39,500 miles) through Siberia, Mongolia, the Kyrgyz steppes, and Central Asia. Publisher: Hurst and Blackett, London, 1858. Format: Large octavo (8vo), VIII, 598 pages. Special highlight: The extremely rare, large, original fold-out map is present and intact. Illustrations: Contains numerous lithographic plates and woodcuts in the text, depicting landscapes and peoples.