1912 "STANFORD'S MAP OF THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY. THE GREAT LAND ROUTE TO CHINA AND KOREA"

A fine and rare lithograph printed very large folding ma, dissected and laid to linen, depicting the great land route to China and Korea, this map was published by Edward Stanford. This vital rail route was also known as the Moscow Highway or the Tea Route because of the large quantities of tea exported from China. It connected European Russia to Siberia and China. Construction started in 1730 and was not completed until the mid 19th-century. Until the Tran-Siberian Railway was built in 1916, the Siberian Railway route was the longest and most famous.

Published by Edward Stanford. Overall size approx 78 x 116cm. Condition is excellent.