Levshin, Aleksei Iraklievich (sold) (Алексей Ираклиевич Левшин)
Aleksei Iraklievich Levshin (Алексей Ираклиевич Левшин; 1798 - 1879) was a Russian statesman, historian, writer, and ethnographer. Born to a wealthy family, he studied at the Kharkiv Imperial University and the Collegium of Foreign Affairs, after which he was posted to the Orenburg Border Commission and undertook an intensive study of nearby Central Asian populations in Russia and what is now Kazakhstan, making him a pioneer in the study of Central Asia in Europe. He later took on several government duties and advocated for the emancipation of the serfs. He was also a founding member of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society.
AKA: Алексей Ираклиевич Левшин
Roadmap for Russia's conquest of Central Asia.
Carte du pays occupé par les Kirghiz - Kazaks ou Kirghiz - Kaissaks et du Turkestan.
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This is the 1840 Claude Arthus-Bertrand translation of a Russian-language map of Central Asia by Aleksei Levshin, a pioneer in the study of Central Asia. The map was produced in the early stage of the 'Great Game', an imperial struggle between Great Britain and the Russian Empire over Central Asia. Given Arthus-Bertrand's connections with the French military and his firm's role as the official editor for the Ministère de la Marine, it is likely that this map was intended for use by the French military for intelligence purposes. (more details)