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[New and reliable map of all Ingermanland…]
by I.K. Kirilov, Engr. A. Rostovtsev. SPb, 1727.
1 p. Engraved. Illuminated. Paper, watercolour.
438x568 mm. Russian.
The scales are in Swedish miles and Russian versts. North-oriented.
Decoration:
The map is lavishly decorated -- the title and graphic scales
-- in baroque cartouches, in the separate frames are views of
Saint-Petersburg, Schlisselburg, Kronslot, up to the left there
is a portrait of reigning then Peter II.
Territory:
Ingermanland.
Shown:
Schlisselburg, Koporye and Yamburg uyezds, towns, villages, estates,
palaces. The location of plants on Sister River, Gunpowder works
on the Okhta, breweries, Carpenter settlement, Cossack settlement
are signed. The state roads are marked: “Perspective road
to Moscow” (and taverns along the road), “Perspective
road to Sarskaya Mysa”, dachas of people of exalted rank
along southern bank of the Gulf of Finland. The islands are marked
with numerals (decoding is in the table). The constructed blocks
of buildings .
Annotation:
New map of Ingermanland and Vyborg Gubernia (Province), worked
out on the basis of Swedish cartographic documents and A. Schonbeck’s
map with addition of new Russian topographical survey. Noticeable
is then existing straight road-opening built from Moscow to Saint-Petersburg.
Literature:
Bagrow L. (1975), Krasnikova O.A. (2001-1), Novlianskaya M.G.
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