EditorialThe Wolga River Course, formerly known as Rha 2, Map of the course of the Volga from Balachna to the mouth of the Caspian Sea from the 18th century, signed: Selon la Relation D'OLEARIUS., A LEIDE, Chez PIERRE VAN DER AA, Merchand Libraire, Fig. 25, aft...
EditorialNew Map of Kilan Province in Persia, and in particular of this part of the Caspian Sea, which bathes the coasts of this Province, Map of the area around the Iranian town of Keilan and the coast of the Caspian Sea from the 18th century, signed: Dress?e ...
EditorialThe Wolga River Course, formerly known as Rha 1, Map of the course of the Volga from Balachna to the mouth of the Caspian Sea from the 18th century, signed: Selon la Relation D'OLEARIUS., A LEIDE, Chez PIERRE VAN DER AA, Merchand Libraire, Fig. 24, aft...
EditorialSilurus glanis, Print, The wels catfish, also called sheatfish, is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, in the basins of the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. It has been introduced to Western Europe ...
EditorialSilurus glanis, Print, The wels catfish, also called sheatfish, is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, in the basins of the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. It has been introduced to Western Europe ...
EditorialPelecus cultratus, Print, Pelecus cultratus, commonly known as the ziege, sichel, sabre carp or sabrefish, is a cyprinid fish species from Eastern Europe and adjacent Asian regions, the only one in its genus, inhabiting the lower reaches of rivers and ...
EditorialPelecus cultratus, Print, Pelecus cultratus, commonly known as the ziege, sichel, sabre carp or sabrefish, is a cyprinid fish species from Eastern Europe and adjacent Asian regions, the only one in its genus, inhabiting the lower reaches of rivers and ...
EditorialIndian lotus or Sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera (Caspian nelumbium, Nelumbium caspicum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, Lond...
EditorialA map showing the neighbouring countries of the Caspian Sea . Carte des Pays Voisins de la Mer Caspiene. 1723. Source: Maps K.Top.114.56. Language: French.
EditorialA map showing the neighbouring countries of the Caspian Sea. Carte des Pays Voisins de la Mer Caspiene. Covens et Mortier. Source: Maps K.Top.114.57. Language: French.
EditorialChart of the Caspian Sea, with part of Asia. Maps for the Liber Secretorum Fidelium Crucis. Italy (Venice); circa 1320-1325. (Whole chart) Chart of the Caspian Sea, with part of Asia Image taken from Maps for the Liber Secretorum Fidelium Crucis. Ori...
EditorialA map of the Caspian Sea. Das Caspische Meer. Das Land Kamtzadaliae sonst Jedso. Geographica nova ex Oriente gratiosissima, duabus tabulis specialissimis contenta, quarum una Mare Caspium, altera Kamtzadaliam seu Terram Jedso curiose? exhibet Editore ...
EditorialCup with a frieze of gazelles, Iron Age II, ca. early 1st millennium B.C., Northwestern Iran, Caspian region, Iran, Gold, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm), Metalwork-Vessels, A number of vessels similar in form and technique to this one have been excavated in the...
EditorialGarrus-ware Bowl, 12th?13th century, Attributed to Iran, Earthenware; white slip-covered, carved decoration under a monochrome glaze (Garrus ware), H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Ceramics, This bowl belongs to a group known as Garrus ware, named after a distr...
EditorialBowl with Bird and Flowers, 10th century, Made in Iran, Amul, Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze (Sari ware), H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Ceramics, This earthenware bowl is one of the finest examples of the 'Sari...
EditorialLid, 12th?13th century, Attributed to Iran, Earthenware; white slip-covered, carved decoration under a monochrome glaze (Garrus ware), H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Ceramics, This bowl belongs to a group known as Garrus ware, named after a district southwest ...
EditorialIndian lotus or Sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera (Caspian nelumbium, Nelumbium caspicum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, Lond...
EditorialCaspian turtle or striped-neck terrapin, Mauremys caspica (Clemmys caspica). Handcoloured lithograph by Gebhart after an illustration by Sandler from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches...
EditorialTHE PETROLEUM WELLS OF BAKU, ON THE CASPIAN SEA: 1. A Petroleum Fountain During the First Five Days. 2. The Petroleum Wells. 3. The Harbour of Baku.
EditorialKalmyk people inside a tent or gher, drinking tea, smoking tobacco, sitting on carpets while an artist in western dress sketches them. The Kalmyks or Oirats are westen Mongols who migrated to the western shore of the Caspian sea. Handcoloured lithograp...