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This map from just before the sale of Alaska by the Russian Empire to the United States of America gives a clear image of the North American territory held by Russia. The fact that this map was created by the Russian-American Company indicates the…
In order to avoid the costs and difficulties of laying a telegraph line across the vast Pacific Ocean, Perry McDonough Collins suggested constructing this overland telegraph line, traversing the Bering Strait. Though this line was never completed,…
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…
This 1829 engraved map of Nizhni-Novgorod showcases provinces, cities, towns, villages, landmarks, roads, tracks, postal roads and stations, and distances between places to aid in the study of geography and to guide road travelers. This map is…
This 19th Century English map of European Russia is annotated to show the 1892 spread of cholera up the Volga River, spreading 12,000 miles in 12 days from Astrakhan to Saratof to Samara to Simbirsk to Nizhni-Novgorod. This map highlights just how…