???????? ? ??? : ????? ?????????? ?????????????? ???????? ??????????????? ????????, ??????????? ? 1899-1901 ??. / Mongoliia i Kam: Trudy ekspeditsii Imperatorskago Russkago geograficheskago Obshchestva, sovershenno? v 1899-1901 gg, [= Mongolian and Kam: The expedition of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society]

Kozlov, P[yotr] K[uzmich]

Published by Gerold, Saint Petersburg, 1905

First edition, large 8vo, 2 volumes in 3, pp. x, [2], 256; x, 257-734; vii, [3], 135, [3]; 74 plates, text illustrations, 11 color folding maps; later full blue cloth, gilt leather spine labels; text clean and unopened, near fine. Pyotr Kuzmich Kazlov (1863 1935) was a contemporary and associate of Aurel Stein, Sven Hedin, Paul Pelliot, and one of the foremost Russian explorers of Inner Asia. He participated in 6 expeditions, leading 3 of them. His 1898 expedition was the first to which he was appointed head. During that expedition "The party thoroughly explored the Mongolian Altai, the central Gobi, and the portion of eastern or inner Tibet, known as Kham. The Altai was explored all along its northern and southern foot, and several times crossed, while the Gobi was traversed along four different routes." (Yusupova, "Pyotr Kuz mich Kozlov", 2015) A "Tsaidam meteorological station worked for 15 months without interruption . and provided a solid basis for calculating the altitudes in Tibet. "The expedition lasted for two and a half years. It brought back to St. Petersburg in 1901 about 8,000 miles of route survey; the positions of forty localities determined astronomically; geographical, historical, ethnographical and commercial information about the regions visited; more than 400 photographs; meteorological observations; and rich natural history collections: about 1,200 geological specimens; nearly 1,400 species of plants; 300 skins of mammals, ten skeletons, 1,500 birds, 500 fishes and reptiles and 30,000 insects." Kozlov also made a thorough survey of Kham, though he was unable to push deeper and reach Lhasa. "He mapped the hitherto uncharted upper reaches of the Hwang Ho and Yangtse rivers as well as a number of ranges to which he gave names." For his work he was awarded the Konstantin gold medal by the Russian Geographical Society. The results of the expedition were published serially. The first two volumes include the overall account of the journey, first by Kozlov, and then the accounts of his primary assistants, Kaznakov and Ladygin, which are present here. Later volumes (not present) included descriptions of the specimens collected and astronomical and meteorological records. Seller Inventory # 67234

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Title: ???????? ? ??? : ????? ?????????? ??????????...
Publisher: Gerold, Saint Petersburg
Publication Date: 1905
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition