Tiflis, the Capital of the Russian Caucasus and of the Trans-Caspian Provinces, Opening of the Railway to Samarcand.

Detailed engraving of the historic city of Tbilisi (also known as Tiflis) the capital of Georgia, in the Caucasus region which is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north and east by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan.

From the original edition of the Illustrated London News.