Kiakta
Dessiné par M.r le Ch.r de L'espinasse. Dirigé par Née, Gravé par Niquet. [Paris, 1783.] Rare engraving. 240 x 270mm (9½ x 10½"). Very large margins. A view of the Russian city Kyakhta, on the border of Siberia and Mongolia. It was built in 1727 as a trading post regulating the trade between Russia and the Qing Empire of China. It was published in Le Clerc's 'Histoire physique, morale, civile et politique de la Russie Ancienne'
[Ref: 37072] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)