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Map Wyld's Military Staff Map of Central Asia and Afghanistan.

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Title

  • Wyld's Military Staff Map of Central Asia and Afghanistan.

Summary

  • This impressively detailed map of Central Asia, dated 1879, was published during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878--80) by the British mapmaker James Wyld the younger (1812--87). The map shows the vast domains acquired by the Russian Empire in Central Asia (present-day Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan) in the late 19th century, as well as Afghanistan, eastern Persia, and parts of Baluchistan (present-day Pakistan), India, and China. The political boundaries shown on the map delineate the khanates of Bukhara, Khiva, and Afghanistan, as well as the borders the Russian Empire, Persia, and Baluchistan. After studying at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, James Wyld the younger joined his father's mapmaking and publishing firm, which he eventually inherited. Wyld published numerous maps, many of which were intended to satisfy public interest in current events, such as the Anglo-Afghan Wars, the California Gold Rush, and the Crimean War. Wyld's maps were of high quality, and he was appointed geographer to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Names

  • Wyld, James, 1812-1887 Creator.

Created / Published

  • London : James Wyld, 1879.

Headings

  • -  Afghanistan
  • -  India
  • -  Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • -  Kyrgyzstan
  • -  Pakistan
  • -  Tajikistan
  • -  Turkmenistan
  • -  Uzbekistan
  • -  China
  • -  1879
  • -  Afghan Wars
  • -  Library of Congress Afghanistan Project
  • -  Military maps
  • -  Territorial questions

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Scale 1:2,027,520"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map : color ; on sheet 89 x 118 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668609

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Wyld, James, Creator. Wyld's Military Staff Map of Central Asia and Afghanistan. London: James Wyld, 1879. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668609/.

APA citation style:

Wyld, J. (1879) Wyld's Military Staff Map of Central Asia and Afghanistan. London: James Wyld. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668609/.

MLA citation style:

Wyld, James, Creator. Wyld's Military Staff Map of Central Asia and Afghanistan. London: James Wyld, 1879. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668609/>.