. Russia's railway advance into Central Asia; . 73 Centra/ As/an Sc S/berian /^ai/ways. Map showing Existing and Projected Railways between Europe & Asia. Sca/e I Jo OOO 000. Af3in Lines of Extsfin^ fiathvay . /Yo/ecfed ■ through Sider/aSeconc^ry or loop luie pro/echd detmen Centraf ^s/an & Siberian ffai/ways r 2-1 CHAPTER II, MOSCOW AND INDIA. Railway travelling beyond Moscow—Finger-posts point-ing to the East — Moscows connection with theobject of my journey — Comparisons between and Moscow—Nondescript character ofMoscow—Its commercial influence — It sets thebusiness fashion—St
. Russia's railway advance into Central Asia; . 73 Centra/ As/an Sc S/berian /^ai/ways. Map showing Existing and Projected Railways between Europe & Asia. Sca/e I Jo OOO 000. Af3in Lines of Extsfin^ fiathvay . /Yo/ecfed ■ through Sider/aSeconc^ry or loop luie pro/echd detmen Centraf ^s/an & Siberian ffai/ways r 2-1 CHAPTER II, MOSCOW AND INDIA. Railway travelling beyond Moscow—Finger-posts point-ing to the East — Moscows connection with theobject of my journey — Comparisons between and Moscow—Nondescript character ofMoscow—Its commercial influence — It sets thebusiness fashion—St. Petersburg : Russias Euro-pean disguise—Moscow : the heart of Russia, andthe mainstay of relations with the East and theCentral Asian Railway—Prominent commercial im-portance now given to the Russian railway advance—Englishmen first endeavour to reach India over-land through Moscow—Voyage of Richard Chancellor—Journey of Anthony Jenkinson—Sir John Merricksnegotiations for a transit through Muscovy to India—We incite the Muscovites to independent effortstowards India—Peter the Great—Jonas Hanway—Napoleon—Englands abortive att
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