1881 Perron map PLAIN OF TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN, CENTRAL ASIA (#124)

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1881 Perron map PLAIN OF TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN, CENTRAL ASIA (#124)

Nice small map titled Plaine de Tachkent , from wood engraving  with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring. Overall size approx.  17.5 x 15.5 cm, image size approx. 11 x 10 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Cartographer is Charles Perron.


Tashkent Uzbek Toshkent capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia. Tashkent lies in the  northeastern part of the country. It is situated at an elevation of 1,475 to  1,575 feet (450 to 480 metres) in the Chirchiq River valley west of the Chatkal  Mountains and is intersected by a series of canals from the Chirchiq River. The  city probably dates from the 2nd or the 1st century BC and was variously known  as Dzhadzh, Chachkent, Shashkent, and Binkent; the name Tashkent, which means  “Stone Village” in Uzbek, was first mentioned in the 11th century. An important centre of trade and handicrafts on the caravan routes to Europe and  East Asia, the city was conquered by the Arabs at the beginning of the 8th  century and later became part of the possessions of various Muslim ruling lines  before falling to the Mongols in the early 13th century. It was subsequently  ruled by the Timurids and Shaybānids and then led an independent existence  before being annexed by the khanate of Kokand in 1809. When it was captured by  the Russians in 1865, it was a walled city of some 70,000 inhabitants and  already a leading centre of trade with Russia. In 1867 it was made the  administrative centre of the new governorate-general of Turkistan, and a new  European city grew up beside the old native one. Soviet rule was established by  Russian colonists in November 1917 after an armed uprising. Tashkent remained  the capital of the new republic of Turkistan in the U.S.S.R., but when the  latter was split in 1924, Samarkand became the first capital of the republic of  Uzbekistan, U.S.S.R. The capital was transferred to Tashkent in 1930. Today Tashkent is the main economic and cultural centre of Central Asia. Cotton  is the chief crop of the region in which it is situated. Wheat, rice, jute,  vegetables, and melons are also grown, and silkworms are bred. The city lies in  the most industrially developed part of Uzbekistan, and much of its industry is  in some way connected with cotton—the manufacture of agricultural and textile  machinery and of cotton textiles. It also has various food-processing  industries. The city's numerous institutions of higher education and research  establishments include the university, founded in 1920, and various institutes  of the Uzbek Academy of Sciences, set up in 1943. Also notable is the Navoi  Public Library. The city's numerous theatres, Uzbek and Russian, include the  Navoi Theatre of Opera and Ballet. There are also a Palace of the Arts and  several museums, parks, and stadiums. The city has been extensively rebuilt  since an earthquake in 1966 left 300,000 people homeless. A few 15th- and  16th-century religious buildings and mausoleums survive, including the Barakkhan  Madrasah (religious school). Uzbeks constitute the bulk of the population, with  Russians being a significant minority. Pop. (2007 est.) 1,959,190.


  • Topic: Maps
  • Year: 1881
  • City: Tashkent
  • Country/Region: Uzbekistan
  • Publication Year: 1881
  • Region: Asia

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