Author: STANFORD
Title: Stanford's Map of the Siberian Railway: The Great Land Route to China and Korea
Description: London, Stanford. 1903, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Map, Stanford's Map of the Siberian Railway: The Great Land Route to China and Korea, published by Stanford, London December 1st 1903. On folding linen in 32 sections, size 116 by 76 cm. Scale 100 miles to the inch. Scales in kilometres and Russian versts are also included. Colour. Heights are shown by hachuring or shading. The map covers an area from eastern Russia to Korea and part of Japan in the east and lands north of a line from the Caspian Sea and Herat across to Shantung. A detailed map in VG condition. This appears to be the first edition of the Stanford map of the Trans-Siberian railway. Trains started to run from Moscow in the summer of 1903 but the line was not completed to Vladivostok until 1904. Folds into original stiff boards with the Stanford label to the front. Some rubbing to spine. Images available. Very Good.

Keywords: Maps, Railways, Russia, History, Travel