Yakov Vladimirovich Khanykov, 1818-1862
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The monograph is the first scientific biography of the geographer, orientalist, economist, and active member of the Russian Geographical Society. The cartographic works of Ya. V. Khanykov, especially the map of the Aral Sea and the Khanate of Khiva, earned high praise from his contemporaries and, above all, Alexander Humboldt. Particular attention is paid to the scientist’s activities in Orenburg and his works devoted to the study of the Orenburg region and Central Asia. For a wide range of readers interested in the history of the study of the territory of our country.
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- Name of the Author
- Галина Матвиевская Павловна
- Language
- Russian