Summer Habitation of the Superior People of Kamtschatka'. Engraving from 'New System of Geography' by Thomas Bankes (London, c1785). Inhabitants ot the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East in a dwelling which seems to be wood covered with a turf thatch. Food is being cooked in a pot hanging over an open fire. Two women are seated on some form of matting on a slightly raised platform.

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Summer Habitation of the Superior People of Kamtschatka'. Engraving from 'New System of Geography' by Thomas Bankes (London, c1785). Inhabitants ot the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East in a dwelling which seems to be wood covered with a turf thatch. Food is being cooked in a pot hanging over an open fire. Two women are seated on some form of matting on a slightly raised platform.

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