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Color map of Russia showing Capitals of Governments, Towns, Villages, Railroads, Telegraph Lines, Canals, Rivers, Wells
In 1890, Jlyne created this visual representation of the production of precious metals across the landscape of the Russian Empire. The map is centered on the Siberian territory with a clear landscape view starting from Warsaw in the far west…
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Publisher's Note: Philips listing under Desbuissons. Other Phillips editions in 1891 and 1898. See our 1902 edition. A late date for an atlas to have hand colored maps, as this does. With a large folding railroad map of Europe in the back. The…
This map shows the telegraphic network present in the Russian Empire in 1895. Telegraph lines are shown in red, and telegraph stations are marked with red dots. Black lines indicate roads and other paths of postal travel such as steamship routes.…
The Russian Empire was a multinational state, and the Jews were a significant minority group in the empire. The Tsarist government imposed many restrictions on the Jews, including geographical confinement. Jews had to live in the Pale of Settlement,…
This black and white map was referenced in an 1892 issue of “The Graphic” periodical, which was based in London, and showed us districts, cities, and regions affected by the Russian famine of 1891. The map key is quite simple and in a binary easy…
The postal road map hints at population density, data not readily available from other types of sources. On top of density, it also captures the shape of population distribution within a given region (This claim is not based on any serious research;…