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This map shows the northeastern section of the Russian Empire in considerable detail, in great contrast with what was known (and yet unknown) about the northwest coast of North America. This map, based on the Second Kamchatka Expedition led by Vitus…

“Cholera epidemics regularly spread up the Volga from Astrakhan, most devastatingly in 1892 and 1893 when the disease ravaged the working population of the fair. “
Description of Cholera entering Niznhy Novgorod in 1892 from Melnikov Ocherki,…

Ethnographic Map of Imperial Russia in 1905 This map was created by the Imperial Geographic Society of Russia, and it displays the location of the various ethnic groups within the late Imperial Russia.The map shows only 60 of the 196 known ethnic…

This ethnographic map of European Russia depicts the makeup of the Russian Empire’s diverse population during the late 1800’s and how the various ethnic groups were geographically dispersed throughout the country. The map highlights the geographic…

This set of two maps, drawn up in 1878, shows in great detail the presence of different ethnicities in Russia, both north and south. These ethnicities are shown by color, and in the legend are grouped according to larger ethnic groups. For example,…