3-006-344 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Cover of the book "Disappeared People" by M.S. Znamensky, 1870s. From a collection of 239 drawings and illustrations which include drawings of artifacts from archaeological finds in the territory of West Siberia, sketches of nature, people, and cities, a few maps, and several satirical albums with caricatures and humorous sketches of everyday life of the people. Together, the illustrations in the collection give a portrait of the people of and physical conditions in West Siberia in the second half of the 19th century. Tobolsk Museum of History, Architecture, and Preservation