- Ab ad ▁Region , ▁K yr gy z stan . ▁Its ▁population ▁was ▁ 8 2 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁J al al - Ab ad ▁Region <0x0A> </s> ▁Pictures que ▁America ▁was ▁a ▁two - volume ▁set ▁of ▁books ▁describing ▁and ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁scen ery ▁of ▁America , ▁which ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁series ▁in ▁App leton ' s ▁Journal . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁D . ▁App leton ▁and ▁Company ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁edited ▁by ▁the ▁rom antic ▁poet ▁and ▁journalist ▁William ▁C ull en ▁Bry ant ▁( 1 7 9 4 - 1 8 7 8 ), ▁who ▁also ▁edited ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Even ing ▁Post . ▁The ▁layout ▁and ▁concept ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Pictures que ▁Europe . ▁The ▁work ' s ▁ess ays , ▁together ▁with ▁its ▁nine ▁hundred ▁wood ▁eng rav ings ▁and ▁fifty ▁steel ▁eng rav ings , ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁prof ound ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁tour ism ▁and ▁the ▁historic ▁pres ervation ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁The ▁pre face ▁described ▁" the ▁design ▁of ▁this ▁publication ▁to ▁present ▁full ▁descri ptions ▁and ▁elaborate ▁p ict orial ▁del ine ations ▁of ▁the ▁scen ery ▁characteristic ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁our ▁country . ▁The ▁wealth ▁of ▁material ▁for ▁this ▁purpose ▁is ▁almost ▁bound less