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an old picture of a man in a military uniform holding a swordan old photo of a city with a train on the tracksan old photo of a dirt road with a horse drawn carriage in the distancean old photo of a train track in the snowan old picture of a group of people standing on a beachan old photo of a dirt road in the middle of the desertan old drawing of a group of people standing in front of a buildinga picture of an old picture of a citypainting of a man in a sailor ' s uniform salutingan old picture of a man in a military uniform with a swordan old picture of a man in a uniform holding a riflea painting of a man in a military uniform standing next to a pole
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Estimate €150 - €300
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Description
[Photographs] The Russian Trans-Caspian Military Railway, 1880s–1890s 19 photographic plates, albumen prints, 20 x 26 cm, mounted on heavy cardboard, 34 x 48.5 cm, with title and numbered captions, printed in Russian. The plates were stored for a long time in a damp place; there are numerous traces of soiling, dust and stains. These rare plates are taken from a collection published in the early 1890s containing a total of 37 prints, intended to promote the success and launch of the Trans-Caspian Military Railway (???????????? ??????? ???????? ??????). They depict the various stations and facilities built along the railway line running from Uzun-Ada on the Caspian Sea to the major capitals of Central Asia: Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent. A veritable technical feat of construction, it was built across the deserts and sands of Central Asia, stretching over more than 1,300 kilometres. The construction programme was carried out in three phases between 1880 and 1889. Rare Enclosed: 8 large colour lithographic plates, depicting various Russian army uniforms, 1890s, 53.5 x 37.5 cm (minor imperfections)
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Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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