Siberia and Chinese Tartary (SDUK map dated 15 June 1838; 1844 volume)
Siberia and Chinese Tartary. Engraved by J. & C. Walker. Published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 59 Lincolns Inn Fields, June 15th. 1838. (London: Chapman & Hall, 1844)
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge; engraved by J. and C. Walker
How we know
compilation Assembled from earlier sources. The author did not observe it directly.
Compilation; stated sources per Rumsey note: Piadischev (Pyadyshev) and J. Arrowsmith.
Research notes
- Derived from Pyadyshev and Arrowsmith; not independent.
- Rumsey note: Engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Boundaries hand col. Sources: Piadischev and J. Arrowsmith.
Why it matters
Companion to the previous sheet: 'Chinese Tartary' is used for Qing Mongolia and Manchuria in 1838-44 British usage; together the two SDUK sheets show the tripartite Russian/Independent/Chinese Tartary scheme still in print in the 1840s.
Places named
Siberia (Tobolsk, Tomsk, Yeniseisk, Irkutsk, Yakutsk); Chinese Tartary (Mongolia, Manchuria); Amur; Lake Baikal
Who copied whom
- this one was drawn from it (stated)SDUK 1838 from Pyadyshev
- same atlas (stated)Both SDUK sheets of 1838 in the 1844 volume
Keep exploring
The maps drawn just before and just after this one.
