Syr Darya Oblast. Ferry on the Arys River

Autor:

Kun, Aleksandr L., 1840-1888

Shortlink:

https://czwiki.cz/b/26286

Zdroj:

Wikimedia Commons

Formát:

1282 x 1024 Pixel (1994674 Bytes)

Popis:

This photograph is from the ethnographical part of Turkestan Album, a comprehensive visual survey of Central Asia undertaken after imperial Russia assumed control of the region in the 1860s. Commissioned by General Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (1818–82), the first governor-general of Russian Turkestan, the album is in four parts spanning six volumes: “Archaeological Part” (two volumes); “Ethnographic Part” (two volumes); “Trades Part” (one volume); and “Historical Part” (one volume). The principal compiler was Russian Orientalist Aleksandr L. Kun, who was assisted by Nikolai V. Bogaevskii. The album contains some 1,200 photographs, along with architectural plans, watercolor drawings, and maps. The “Ethnographic Part” includes 491 individual photographs on 163 plates. The photographs show individuals representing the different peoples of the region (Plates 1–33); daily life and rituals (Plates 34–91); and views of villages and cities, street vendors, and commercial activities (Plates 92–163).
Boats and boating; Ethnographic photographs; Ferries; Photographic surveys; Rivers; Turkic peoples

Licence:

Public domain

Credit:

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