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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The journeys that I had made in Siberia had convinced me that the mountains which at that time were drawn on the maps of…”

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The journeys that I had made in Siberia had convinced me that the mountains which at that time were drawn on the maps of Northern Asia were mostly fantastic, and gave no idea whatever of the structure of the country.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin reflects on his journeys in Siberia, questioning the accuracy of maps depicting the region's mountains.

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