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Map Geograficheskoĭ atlasʺ Rossiĭskoĭ Imperii, T︠S︡arstva Polʹskago i Velikago kni︠a︡zhestva Finli︠a︡ndskago. Географической атласъ Россiйской Имперiи, Царства Польскаго и Великаго княжества Финляндскаго.

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Title

  • Geograficheskoĭ atlasʺ Rossiĭskoĭ Imperii, T︠S︡arstva Polʹskago i Velikago kni︠a︡zhestva Finli︠a︡ndskago.

Other Title

  • Географической атласъ Россiйской Имперiи, Царства Польскаго и Великаго княжества Финляндскаго.

Translated Title

  • Geographical Atlas of the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Poland, and the Grand Duchy of Finland.

Summary

  • Presented here is the Geograficheskii atlas Rossiiskoi imperii, tsarstva Pol'skogo i velikogo kniazhestva Finliandskogo (Geographical atlas of the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Poland, and the Grand Duchy of Finland), containing 60 maps of the Russian Empire. Compiled and engraved by Colonel V.P. Piadyshev (1758-1835), it reflects the detailed mapping carried out by Russian military cartographers in the first quarter of the 19th century. Each map in the atlas shows population centers, postal stations, roads, and provincial and district borders. Distances are shown in versts, a Russian measure, now no longer used, equal to 1.07 kilometers. Legends and place-names are in Russian and either French, German, Polish, or Swedish. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Pi︠a︡dyshev, Vasiliĭ Petrovich, 1758-1835, creator.
  • Ieremin.
  • Faleleef.
  • Finaghenof.
  • Iwanoff, contributor.
  • Russia. General Staff. Military Topographical Depot, associated name.

Created / Published

  • Saint Petersburg, Russia : Military Topographical Depot, [date of publication not identified]

Headings

  • -  Atlases
  • -  Maps
  • -  Siberia
  • -  Belarus
  • -  Estonia
  • -  Finland
  • -  Lithuania
  • -  Poland
  • -  Russian Federation
  • -  Ukraine
  • -  United States of America
  • -  Alaska

Notes

  • -  Original map at: National Library of Russia

Medium

  • 1 atlas (83 leaves in various foliations) : 60 hand colored maps ; 44 x 53 cm.

Source Collection

  • Geographical Atlas of the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Poland, and the Grand Duchy of Finland

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018688635

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Pi︠A︡Dyshev, Vasiliĭ Petrovich, Creator, Ieremin, Faleleef, Finaghenof, Contributor Iwanoff, and Associated Name Russia. General Staff. Military Topographical Depot. Geograficheskoĭ atlasʺ Rossiĭskoĭ Imperii, T︠S︡arstva Polʹskago i Velikago kni︠a︡zhestva Finli︠a︡ndskago. [Saint Petersburg, Russia: Military Topographical Depot, date of publication not identified, 1827] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018688635/.

APA citation style:

Pi︠A︡Dyshev, V. P., Ieremin, Faleleef, Finaghenof, Iwanoff, C. & Russia. General Staff. Military Topographical Depot, A. N. (1827) Geograficheskoĭ atlasʺ Rossiĭskoĭ Imperii, T︠S︡arstva Polʹskago i Velikago kni︠a︡zhestva Finli︠a︡ndskago. [Saint Petersburg, Russia: Military Topographical Depot, date of publication not identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018688635/.

MLA citation style:

Pi︠A︡Dyshev, Vasiliĭ Petrovich, Creator, et al. Geograficheskoĭ atlasʺ Rossiĭskoĭ Imperii, T︠S︡arstva Polʹskago i Velikago kni︠a︡zhestva Finli︠a︡ndskago. [Saint Petersburg, Russia: Military Topographical Depot, date of publication not identified, 1827] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018688635/>.