John Ledyard's Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788, Volume 2University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964 - 698 pages |
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Page 173
... Kazan , we set off for Tobolsk . On the 11th of July arrived at Tobolsk.3 The Country between this and Tobolsk ... Kazan eastward , remained in the hands of the Kazan Tartars and thereafter became Muscovite land . The face of the Country ...
... Kazan , we set off for Tobolsk . On the 11th of July arrived at Tobolsk.3 The Country between this and Tobolsk ... Kazan eastward , remained in the hands of the Kazan Tartars and thereafter became Muscovite land . The face of the Country ...
Page 174
... Kazan , is very well cultivated , afterwards cultivation gradually decreases . Be- fore arriving at Kazan in many places , and particularly near a town called Waldivia , 5 we saw large mounds of earth of 10 , 20 , 30 , 40 feet elevation ...
... Kazan , is very well cultivated , afterwards cultivation gradually decreases . Be- fore arriving at Kazan in many places , and particularly near a town called Waldivia , 5 we saw large mounds of earth of 10 , 20 , 30 , 40 feet elevation ...
Page 187
... Kazan are natives of that country , and we Kazan was once a kingdom of theirs . call them Kazan Tartars . From here to Yakutsk you pass among the Calmucs . At Yakutsk you see the Yakutsk33 and also the Tonguse who are more personable ...
... Kazan are natives of that country , and we Kazan was once a kingdom of theirs . call them Kazan Tartars . From here to Yakutsk you pass among the Calmucs . At Yakutsk you see the Yakutsk33 and also the Tonguse who are more personable ...
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