02341cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000340012624500210016026400510018130000470023233600260027933700260030533800360033150000310036750802080039852012350060653400450184165300440188685600540193085600430198474841UtSlPG20260610134731.0mcr n260607r20241884utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a17013847  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aDS1 aBonvalot, Gabriel,d1853-193310aEn Asie centrale 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-12-05  aLaurent Vogel, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)  a"En Asie centrale : De Moscou en Bactriane" by Gabriel Bonvalot is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. This work recounts the author’s extensive journey across central Asia, including regions like Russia, Siberia, and Turkestan, eventually reaching Bactria. Bonvalot, alongside his companion Capus, embarks on this adventure as scientific missionaries, collecting natural history specimens along the way, and offers detailed observations of the cultures and landscapes encountered during their travels.  The opening of the narrative introduces the journey, beginning with their departure from Moscow and detailing their experiences as they navigate through various landscapes and cities like Nijni-Novogorod and Perm. The duo boards a riverboat named "Samolet" to travel down the Volga, providing insights into the diverse mix of travelers aboard, from merchants to soldiers. As Bonvalot describes their observations of the scenery, local customs, and the people they meet, he sets the stage for a vibrant exploration of life in the regions they traverse, aiming to capture both the geography and the essence of the nomadic and sedentary populations they encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cParis: Plon, 1884  aAsia, Central -- Description and travel4 uhttp://archive.org/details/enasiecentralede00bonv40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74841