353 - Alaska - Siberia - Ottoman Empire

Alaska - Siberia - Ottoman Empire Gavriil Andreevich Sarychev, et al. Collection of 22 views and ethnographic copperplate engravings with Cyrillic titles. Various sheet sizes ranging from approx. 21 x 27 to 49 x 57 cm. Includes 9 plates from the Billings-Sarychev Expedition by Gavriil Andreevich Sarychev: Puteshestvie Flota Kapitana Sarycheva po severovostochnoi chasti Sibiri, Ledovitnomu moriu i Vostochnomu okeanu (The Journey of Fleet Captain Sarychev through the Northeastern Regions of Siberia, the Arctic Sea, and the Pacific Ocean / 'Journey through Northeastern Siberia, the Arctic Sea, and the Pacific Ocean' (St. Petersburg, 1802). In addition to views, it depicts: men and women from Unalaska Island (in festive attire, among other things), Kodiak Island, and the Steppe Tungus in winter clothing, etc. - Large format due to full white margins (mostly showing signs of moisture damage and with marginal stains); 14 plates, mostly by Ignace Mouradgea d’Ohsson: *Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman* (1787), including interior views of mosques, the prayer room of the seraglio, a Muslim washing himself, the movements of Islamic prayer, the Mahdi, and more. - Some Fold marks and slight transfer marks; page edges slightly browned; occasional small edge discoloration; otherwise generally well-preserved. - Also included: 2 additional ethnographic plates in steel engraving and lithography. Alaska - Siberia - Ottoman Empire - Collection of 22 views and ethnographic copperplate engravings with Cyrillic titles. - Includes 9 plates from the Billings-Sarychev expedition by Gavriil Andreevich Sarychev (as listed above). In addition to views, it depicts: men and women from Unalaska Island (in ceremonial dress, among other things), Kodiak Island, the Steppe Tungus in winter clothing, etc. - Large format due to full white margins (which mostly show waterstain marks and marginal defects), and 14 plates, mostly from Ignace Mouradgea d’Ohsson’s *Tableau général de l’Empire Othoman* (1787), including interior views of mosques, the prayer room of the seraglio, a Muslim washing himself, the movements of Islamic prayer, the Mahdi, and others. - Some fold marks and slight offset; edges slightly browned; some small marginal defects; otherwise, overall well preserved. - Additionally: 2 further ethnographic plates in steel engraving and lithography.