In this article, the author examines hydrographic information about Central Asia provided in a book by the 19th century English traveler Henry Lansdell. This information was compared with similar information from other sources of the same period to identify changes in the state of the region’s water bodies during various periods of the 19th century. The traveler also provides numerous references to information from other researchers and official documents from the Russian administration, allowing for a more detailed understanding of the climate and environmental conditions of the Central Asian region in the 19th century.

Central Asia, H. Lansdell, hydrography

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