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General Map of Vitebsk Province: Showing Postal and Major Roads, Stations and the... 1820. Creators: Vasilii Petrovich Piadyshev, Iwanoff
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General Map of Vitebsk Province: Showing Postal and Major Roads, Stations and the... 1820. Creators: Vasilii Petrovich Piadyshev, Iwanoff
General Map of Vitebsk Province: Showing Postal and Major Roads, Stations and the Distance in Versts between Them, 1820. This 1820 map of Vitebsk Provinceis from a larger work, Geograficheskii atlas Rossiiskoi imperii, tsarstva Pol'skogo i velikogo kniazhestva Finliandskogo(Geographical atlas of the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Poland, and the Grand Duchy of Finland), containing 60 maps of the Russian Empire. Compiled and engraved by Colonel V.P. Piadyshev, it reflects the detailed mapping carried out by Russian military cartographers in the first quarter of the 19th century. The map shows population centers (six gradations by size), postal stations, roads (four types), state, provincial and district borders, and monasteries. Distances are shown in versts, a Russian measure, now no longer used, equal to 1.07 kilometers.Legends and place-names are in Russian and Polish. The territory depicted on the map lies within present-day Belarus
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This historic map print, titled "General Map of Vitebsk Province: Showing Postal and Major Roads, Stations and the Distance in Versts between Them," dates back to 1820. It is an extract from the larger work, "Geograficheskii atlas Rossiiskoi imperii, tsarstva Pol'skogo i velikogo kniazhestva Finliandskogo" (Geographical atlas of the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Poland, and the Grand Duchy of Finland), which comprised 60 maps of the Russian Empire. The map was compiled and engraved by Colonel Vasilii Petrovich Piadyshev and Iwanoff. The detailed and meticulously crafted map of Vitebsk Province reflects the extensive cartographic efforts carried out by Russian military cartographers during the first quarter of the 19th century. The map displays population centers, six gradations in size, postal stations, roads (four types), state, provincial, and district borders, and monasteries. Distances are indicated in versts, a Russian measure now obsolete, equivalent to 1.07 kilometers. Legends and place-names are featured in both Russian and Polish, reflecting the multicultural landscape of the region, which lies within present-day Belarus. The map provides a fascinating glimpse into the geography, infrastructure, and administrative divisions of Vitebsk Province during this period. This valuable historical document offers researchers, historians, and enthusiasts an invaluable resource for studying the history and development of the region.
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