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This map shows the city of Nizhni-Novgorod in 1893 and details the city infrastructure for the internationally known trade fair. It also highlights the city’s strategic location along the Volga and Oka rivers and shows the city's vital connection to…
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This map is significant for its rendering of topographic information that allows the viewer to understand the city of Sevastopol in its geographic context. It informs you of the scale of the cliffs and the walled nature of the bays with artistic…
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This map is significant because it shows the Volga river, beginning in Nizhni-Novgorod and ending at the Caspian Sea. This map shows that the city is in a geographically advantageous location along the Volga to facilitate its long history as a…
In Alexander Keith Johnson's map of Saint Petersburg, the perspective of the city takes an alternative view, with the city itself placed on the periphery as it shows its spacial location as compared to the great cities and nations of the Baltic
Map illustrating the Russian postal routes across its entire territory. Given the size of the Russian empire in 1842, this large-scale map is notable for its elaborate details on geography, distances, and villages.
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This map is important because it demonstrates the natural resource most abundant in Sevastopol- its bays. These bays are naturally fortified by the cliffs pictured with hachures, and the depths are noted in this map as well. These cliffs, depths, and…
Map showing the concentration of resettlement in Eastern Siberia in 1914 resulting from the Russian serf emancipation, construction of the Trans-Siberian railway, and agrarian reforms.
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