Picture No | 10220353 |
Date | 1877 |
Description | Captain Frederick Burnaby on the Road to Khiva |
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Captain Frederick Burnaby (1842 - 1885), English soldier and explorer, travelling, with a companion, across the Russian Steppes in the winter of 1875. Upon his return from Khiva (now Uzbekistan) he wrote a best-selling account of his travels, which enthralled the British public.
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Source | The Graphic. 19 May 1877. page 477. By M.W. Ridlen. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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