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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 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…