Atkinson had received approval from Nicholas I to travel through and describe the Asiatic domains of the Russian Empire. The first account of his journey was published in 1858 in "Oriental and Western Siberia: A narrative of seven years exploration." The present work is a continuation of his observations while travelling in the eastern portions of the Russian Empire, focusing on the natural history and ethnography of the region.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.

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