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Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Russia and Eastern Europe category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1850 Cruchley Map of European Russia

150.00 USD — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:35:00 +0000

This is a lovely 1850 map of Russia by George Frederick Cruchley. It covers the European portions of Russia from the Gulf of Bothnia to the Ural Mountains and from the Arctic south as far as the Black Sea. The modern day nations of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland are included. Russia at this time was under the suzerainty of Tzar Alexander the II. This is a fine example of La Perouse's important 1787 mapping of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. The map covers the region from the coast of southern Kamchatka south as far as northern Japan and Korea. The eastern coasts of China and Siberia, Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands are also covered. This map is one of the most important early surveys, exhibiting the first accurate mappings of the region by Europeans. This is a beautiful map of Russia from Sidney Hall's extremely scarce 1835 New General Atlas . It covers the European part of Russia from Poland to the Ural Mountains and from the Arctic Ocean to Circassia. It includes in whole or part of the modern day nations of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Poland is also included, as it was divided and its constituent parts were absorbed into Russia, Prussia, and Austria following the Napoleonic Wars. A sprawling 1688 decorative map of the Balkans by Fredrick de Wit. Covering from the Adriatic to the Black Sea and from Poland to Macedonia, this large map focuses on the multiethnic, multilingual, and multinational Hungarian Empire. It includes the modern day nations of Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and parts of Montenegro, Macedonia, Ukraine, and Turkey. A beautiful 1783 example of Jean Janvier's curious decorative map of Western Russia. The map covers from Poland and the Baltic Sea eastward as far as Ilimskoy, Siberia, and extends southwards to the Black Sea and north as far as Nouvelle Zembla and the Arctic. Ostensibly Janvier's map focuses on the most inhabited portions of the Russian empire in europe and Asia. This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1892 map of european Russia. It covers from Nova Zembla to Transcaucasia. Russia during this time was under the rule of Alexander III, who, after the assassination of his father Tzar Alexander II, took over the empire. A beautiful example of Johnson and Ward�s 1865 map of Russia. Depicts the european portions of Russia from the Arctic Sea south to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. extends west as far as Warsaw and east as far as Orenburg and Perm. Includes the Ukraine. Features the fretwork style border common to Johnson�s atlas work from 1864 to 1869. One of the more attractive American atlas maps of Russia to appear in the mid-19th century. Published by A. J. This is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of european Russia. The map depicts the european portions of Russia from the Arctic Sea south to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, and extending west as far as Poland and east as far as Orenburg and Perm, inclusive of the Ukraine. Russia at this time was under the suzerainty of Tzar Alexander the II. This is a fine example of Samuel Butler's 1822 map of Russia. It covers the european part of Russia from Lapland to the Caspian Sea and from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains. In 1825, shortly after this map was drawn, Russian army officers, called the Decembrists, protested against Nicholas I�s ascension to the throne. This is a beautiful example of Alexandre Delamarche's 1850 map of Russia. It covers the european part of Russia from Sweden to the Ural Mountains and from the Arctic Ocean to the Caspian Sea. When this map was printed, Russia was ruled by Tsar Nicholas I who adopted the doctrine of 'Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality' and was known to be one of the most reactionary monarchs in Russia. This is a fine example of Conrad Malte-Brun's 1843 map of european Russia. The map covers Russia from Arctic Ocean to Turkey and from Sweden to Tartary. In 1825, a few years before this map was drawn, Russian army officers, called the Decembrists, protested against Nicholas I�s ascension to the throne. The Decembrists, so named because their revolt started in December, favored Nicholas's brother, Constantine, who seemed amenable to a British style constitutional monarchy. This is a fine example of the 1845 Chambers map of european Russia. The map covers from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea and from Sweden to Tartary. In 1825, a few years before this map was drawn, Russian army officers, called the Decembrists, protested against Nicholas I�s ascension to the throne. The Decembrists, so named because their revolt started in December, favored Nicholas I�s brother, Constantine, who seemed amenable to a British style constitutional monarchy. This is a fine example of William M. Bradley's 1887 map of Russia, Norway, Sweden, Holland Belgium and Denmark. Maps of Denmark, Holland and Belgium relegated to insets on the left hand side of the sheet. The larger map covers Scandinavia and the european portion of Russia from the Arctic Ocean to Turkey, including the european portions of Russia as well as Finland, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and estonia. Denmark is covered in full, from the Skagerrak to the Baltic Sea. This is a fine example of the 1832 Delamarche map of european Russia. It covers the northern part of european Russia from the Arctic Ocean to Moscow and from Sweden to the Ural Mountains. In 1825, Russian army officers, called the Decembrists, protested against Nicholas I�s ascension to the throne. The Decembrists, so named because their revolt started in December, favored Nicholas I�st brother, Constantine, who seemed amenable to a British style constitutional monarchy. This is a beautiful example of Stieler's 1873 map of central Russia. It covers from the eastern part of Lake Ladoga east as far as Perm and south as far as Okhtyrka (Achtyrka), now in the Ukraine. Russia at this time was under the suzerainty of Tzar Alexander the II. Alexander is best known for his liberal reforms including the emancipation Reform of 1861 which liberated Russia's countless serfs and is considered to be the most important event in 19th century Russian history. This is a beautiful example of Stieler's 1873 map of northern Russia. The map covers from the Arctic Sea south to the Onega Lake and Petrosawodsk and from the Gulf of Kandalaksa to the Ural Mountains. The Kolguyev Island, unexplored until 1894, are identified as 'uninhabited'. Russia at this time was under the suzerainty of Tzar Alexander the II. This is a fine example of J. Migeon's 1878 map of Russia in Asia. Migeon's map covers the Russian empire in Asia from european Russia and the Ural Mountains to the Bering Strait and from the Arctic Circle south as far as the Chinese empire. Parts of neighboring China including Japan and Korea, Hindustan, and european Russia are also detailed. The disputed the disputed sea between Japan and Korea is here identified as the 'Sea of Japan'. This is a fine example of J. Migeon's 1878 map of european Russia. The map covers from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea and from Sweden to Tartary. Parts of Austria, Prussia and european Turkey are also included. Russia at this time was under the suzerainty of Tzar Alexander II. This is a fine example of Conrad Malte-Brun's 1834 map of european Russia. The map covers Russia from Arctic Ocean to Turkey and from Sweden to Tartary. In 1825, a few years before this map was drawn, Russian army officers, called the Decembrists, protested against Nicholas I�s ascension to the throne. The Decembrists, so named because their revolt started in December, favored Nicholas's brother, Constantine, who seemed amenable to a British style constitutional monarchy. This is an attractive 1791 map of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Take from an earlier D'Anville map, Barbie de Bocage's map covers the Black Sea (Pont euxin), the Crimea, and the Sea of Azov (Lake Maeotis), identifying various sites along their shores. It was here that the legendary Golden Fleece sought by Jason and his Argonauts was said to lie. Prepared by M. Barbie de Bocage in 1791 to illustrate the Travels of Anacharsis .

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1850 Cruchley Map of European Russia