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| Keywords: 1775 Janvier Map of Western Russia - Geographicus - RussiaWest-janvier-1775.jpg A beautiful example of Jan Janvier's curious decorative map of Western Russia Covers from Poland and the Baltic Sea eastward as far as Ilimskoy Siberia extends south to the Black Sea and north as far as Nouvelle Zembla and the Arctic Sea Ostensibly focuses on the most inhabited portions of the Russian empire in Europe and Asia Offers excellent detail throughout showing mountains rivers forests national boundaries regional boundaries forts and cities A large decorative title appears in the upper right quadrant Upper left quadrant features an advertisement Drawn by Jan Janvier around 1775 for issue as plate no 22 in Jean Lattre's 1776 issue of the Atlas Moderne 1775 undated Size in 18 12 5 object history credit line accession number RussiaWest-janvier-1775 Lattre Jean <i>Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre</i> c 1775 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Jean Janvier 1775 maps Old maps of the Russian Empire | ||||
