Description: Reclus06_36 1881 Reclus print LAKE ZORKUL, CENTRAL ASIA, #36 Nice print titled Lac Sari-Koul, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression,approx. page size is 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes / The Earth and Its Inhabitants, great work of Elisee Reclus. Zorkul (Sarikol) Zorkul (or Sir-i-kol) is a lake in the Pamir Mountains that runs along the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It extends east to west for about 25 km. The Afghan-Tajik border runs along the lake from east to west, turning south towards Concord Peak (5,469 m), about 15 km south of the lake. The lake's northern half lies in Tajikistan. Out of the lake, towards the west, flows the Pamir River, tracing the Afghan-Tajik border. It is therefore a source of the Amu Darya or Oxus River. The Great Pamir extends to the south of the lake. The lake was once in the territory of the mir of Wakhan, but the lake and river were established as the border between Russia and Afghanistan by agreement between the Russians and the British in 1895. At the eastern end of the lake is a small settlement, Qarabolaq. Although there is a probable reference to the lake in Marco Polo's account, the first European known to have visited the lake was the British naval officer John Wood in 1838. Sir-i-kol became known to the British as Lake Victoria of Pamirs, although Wood declined to name it so.
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Style: Realism
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1881
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
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Print Type: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
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