Description: C. G. Mannerheimin valokuvia Aasian matkalta 1906-1908 = Photographs by C. G. Mannerheim From His Journey Across Asia 1906-1908 Author: Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ; Peter Sandberg (ed.) Title: C. G. Mannerheimin valokuvia Aasian matkalta 1906-1908 = Photographs by C. G. Mannerheim From His Journey Across Asia 1906-1908 Publication: 82: Otava, 1990 Edition: 1st Edition Description: Hardcover. Text in Finnish and English. 150 pp.In 1906 C.G. Mannerheim, then a cavalry colonel, set out on a horseback journey commissioned by the Russian general staff. It was to take him across Asia, from Samarkand to Peking, where he arrived two years later. Mannerheim's assignments on the way ranged from military reconnoitering and surveying work to inguiring into current conditions and public sentiments in Chinese Turkestan and the province of Gansu. His activities also extended to archaeological and ethnographical research. On his 14.000-kilometre trek he secured several collections of value to Asian studies, as well as more than a thousand photographs.Until now these pictures have been relatively neglected. However, they show Mannerheim to have been a confident photographer with an eye for interesting subjects. His camera takes in everything from landscapes, horses and military drill to folk dances and opium dens. The images add up to an authentic and colourful portrayal of a remote, bygone world, of little-known peoples, and of many things and ways of life now irrevocably lost.This is the first book devoted exclusively to Mannerheim's photographs. It contains 87 plates, many of them previously unpublished. Excerpts from Mannerheim's own travel journals complement the pictures. Near Fine / Near Fine. Seller ID: 1476 Subject: History, Photography, Travel Moraine Books Moraine Books is a professionally ran antiquarian bookseller from Finland. Our experience is based on over 30 years in the business. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 50 USD
Location: Vantaa, Finland
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Author: Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ; Peter Sandberg (ed
Publisher: Otava
Year Printed: 1990
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
