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| Keywords: 1771 Bonne Map of Russia (2 maps) - Geographicus - Russia-bonne-1772.jpg A beautiful example of Rigobert Bonne's 1771 decorative map of Russia On two sheets covers from the Baltic Sea to Siberia and the Bering Straits extends south as far as the Caspian Sea Sakhalin and Kamchatka extends north well into the Arctic Details this fast region and its many complex river systems and mountains ranges European Russia is divided into various smaller states including Kiev Woronez Bielogorod Moscow Astrakan Kasan etc The extreme northeast clearly exhibits information gathered by the explorations of Vitus Bering and Tschirikow especially with regard to Kamchatka and the Bering Strait A mysterious land mass - clearly North America is noted in beyond the Siberian mainland with a note Cote decouv en 1730 Coast Discovered in 1730 A decorative baroque title cartouche appears top center Drawn by R Bonne in 1771 for issue as plate nos 22 and 22 A in Jean Lattre's 1776 issue of the Atlas Moderne 1771 dated Size in 18 27 object history credit line accession number Russia-bonne-1772 Lattre Jean <i>Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre</i> c 1775 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of the Russian Empire 1771 maps Images from Geographicus Maps in French | ||||
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