ECL-Se.2:03/5-2014
Parts
Object number
ECL-Se.2:03/5-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Imperii Russici tabula generalis
Comments
Early wash colour
Title also in Russian (Cyrillic characters) at upper left. The first accurate map of Russia from the first atlas of Russia. He was one of the first Russian cartographers to use the latest mapping techniques and was the first head of a government institution set up to deal with cartographical matters. He undertook an ambitious survey of Russia intending to publish the first atlas of his country. Unfortunately only part of the atlas was published before he died of exhaustion.
Title also in Russian (Cyrillic characters) at upper left. The first accurate map of Russia from the first atlas of Russia. He was one of the first Russian cartographers to use the latest mapping techniques and was the first head of a government institution set up to deal with cartographical matters. He undertook an ambitious survey of Russia intending to publish the first atlas of his country. Unfortunately only part of the atlas was published before he died of exhaustion.
Description
Content (place)
Russia
Dimensions
height (actual size): 560mm
width (actual size): 900mm
width (actual size): 900mm
Inscription
Written in red pencil on the back: Imperium Russicum 5
Written in ink on the back: 4
Written in ink on the back: 4
Materials & techniques note
Line engraving
Production
Person
Place
Russia
Date
1734
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Bagrow (Russia Vol. 2, p. 142, fig. 54)
• Bagrow Imago Mundi (Imago Mundi 2 pp. 78-82)
• Bagrow Imago Mundi (Imago Mundi 2 pp. 78-82)