Russian Empire Turkestan Ural Mountains Aral Sea Bukhara 1883 Letts scarce map Luneburg Fascinating and very uncommon original

Fascinating and very uncommon original old engraved print

couple small original flaps along top left edge

Late 19th century engraved map with  original hand color

by Gualdo Priorato

Le Bachelier de Salamanque

Russian Empire Turkestan Ural Mountains Aral Sea Bukhara 1883 Letts scarce map Luneburg Fascinating and very uncommon originalRussia 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