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The plan of Imperial Russian Marine and
Admiralty Harbour Kronstadt with all the fortresses, ports, canals
and other structures.
1 p. Manuscript. Illuminated. Paper,
Indian ink, watercolour. 437?555 mm. Swedish.
Scale [1:16 180]. The scale in Russian sazhens (“Ryska Famnar”).
South-south-west-oriented.
Decoration:
The title in cartouche, the explication on unfolded roll.
Territory:
The east end of Retusaari (Kotlin) Island.
Shown:
Fortifications and civil buildings in the east part of Retusaari
I. The signs in Roman letters are decoded in the explication:
Kronstadt (A), Kronslot (B), Citadel (C), Naval port (D), New
harbour (E), Merchant harbour (F), the way to Petersburg between
Kronstadt and Oranienbaum (G), the submerged old way between Kronstadt
and Finnish shore (H), a dock (J), canals to dock (K), the remained
part of Beta I. (L).
Annotation:
The plan can be dated 1771. On the plan is one of the unrealized
project outlines of the earthen fortification of 1750s. In 1750
the military fortification engineers von Vitvort, Herbel, Dedenev,
Muratov, Nemtsov, Demarin, Ettinger submitted projects of wooden
fortifications around the town of Kronstadt. Projects by Engineer-Colonel
Ludwig appeared in 1752, by Engineer-Colonel de Bosket in 1755.
At the same time on 30 of July 1752 the canal was solemnly unveiled
in Elizabeth’s presence. By the Senate’s order “the
Kronstadt canal was named Peter the First the Great”.
Literature:
Razdolgin A.A., Skorikov Yu.A.
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