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The only known copy is held at the New York Public Library. The glorious illustrations were intended to accompany Uvarov's study, commissioned by the Imperial Archaeological Society in 1847. This volume is the basis for the Uvarov's Antiquities…

A Karaim fortress two miles east of Bakhchisaray, at the source of the Churuk-Su River. Peter Simon Pallas described it as "situated on a lofty calcareous promontory" and it seems unwise to attempt to improve upon that particular phrasing. In 1793…

On June 28, 1784 Potemkin ordered Governor Igelstrom to build a house for him in Akmechet using every salvageable bit of the pleasure palace of Aşlama (Я оный вашему попечению препоручаю, рекомендуя употребить для сего построения, все что можно из…

At mid-century, a shilling bought you entrance to the French Exhibition Gallery on London's Pall-mall. There, in March 1856, you could take in the "Crimean Exhibition," which consisted of "authentic sketches, drawings, and pictures" of famous events…

View of Tatar house in Alupka with Crimean mountains in the background. Tatars stand and sit in the foreground outside the house.

Bossoli's note: "Such houses are generally constructed abutting a large rock, the side of which is used as a wall.…

Interior view of a Tatar house. A Tatar family clusters close together around a glowing fire.

Interior view of a Tatar school. Crimean Tatar children of all ages cluster in groups listening to their teachers or reading. Books lie on low tables and on the floor.

This image shows Crimean Tatars traveling on foot, on horseback, and in camel-driven wagons.

View of the Salgir river, not far from "the village of Mahmud Sultan" according to Bossoli's notes. The Salgir river is the longest river in Crimea.

View of Valley of Kokos and surrounding mountains. Five Crimean Tatars stand and sit together on a knoll in the foreground.