The European part of the Russian Empire : from the maps published by the Imperial Academy at St. Petersburg, with the new provinces on the Black Sea ; The Asiatic part of the Russian Empire : from the maps published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg, with the new discoveries of Captn. Cook &c.
Scale approximately 1:8,110,000 (E 7°29ʹ14ʺ--E 97°29ʹ14ʺ/N 80°00ʹ00ʺ--N 35°00ʹ00ʺ). Scale approximately 1:8,110,000 (E 97°29ʹ14ʺ--W 167°39ʹ46ʺ/N 80°00ʹ00ʺ--N 35°00ʹ00ʺ), Relief shown pictorially., Bar scales in geometrical miles, wersts of Russia, wersts fixed by Peter the Great, Swedish miles, and British miles; scale estimated by measurement of degree of latitude., Prime meridian: Ferro; coordinates converted by cataloger to express longitude based on Greenwich prime meridian., Each map printed on a sheet and joined at eastern and western borders, respectively, to form a contiguous map of the Russian Empire on one connected sheet., Each map includes "Explanation of some Russian denominations laid down in this map".
- Alternate Title
- Russian Empire
- Contributor
- Laurie & Whittle (Cartographer), Imperatorskai︠a︡ akademīi︠a︡ nauk i khudozhestv (Russia) (Cartographer)
- Date
- May 12, 1794
- Department
- Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
- Dimensions
- 46 x 66 cm and 49 x 64 cm, sheet 55 x 132 cm
- Genre
- early maps
- Last Modified
- 2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
- Language
- English
- Materials
- 2 maps on 1 sheet
- Notes
- Library copy is hand colored in outline. (Local Note), Library copy has "44" stamped on verso. (Local Note)
- Provenance
- Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Series
- Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Laurie & Whittle. Russian Empire
- Subject
- Discoveries in geography, Russia
- Attribution
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