Beschreibung:

Russischer Atlas, welcher in einer General-Charte und neunzehen Special-Charten das gesamte Russische Reich und dessen angräntzende Länder, nach den Regeln der Erd-Beschreibung und den neuesten Observationen vorstellig macht Author: De l'Isle, Joseph Nicolas, et al. Place: St. Petersburg Publisher: Entworffen bey der Kayserl. Academie der Wissenschaften Date: 1745 Description: [8] pp. + 20 double-page copper-engraved map, one folding out as well. (Folio) 53.5x33.5 cm (21x13¼"). later limp leather wrappers. This is the first complete atlas of Russia. The atlas was issued also in Russian, French and Latin. The first map is a large, fold-out map of the whole of the Russian Empire; the other maps show the various regions. Each has a pictorial cartouche. The maps are: Mappa generalis totius imperii russici No. 1. Lapponica Russica cum adjacentibus regionibus No. 2. Territorium Archangelopolin inter Petroburgum et Vologdam No. 3. Ducatuum Estoniae et Livoniae tabula cum cursu fluvii Dwinae No. 4. Moscoviae gubernium cum adiacentibus regionibus No. 5. Tabula geographica gubernium Smolenscense cum parlibus Kiovensis, Belgorodensis et Voronicensis gubernii complectens No. 6. Territorium Mesenese et Pustoserense cum adiacentibus insulis et territoriis No. 7. Tataria minor cum adiacentibus Kioviensi et Belgorodensi guberniis No. 8. Provinclarum Ustigae et Chylnovi nec non Territoriorum Iarenscensis Vagae Ustiugae Soliwytschegdae delineatio geographica No. 9. Casaniae regnum cum adiacentibus provinciis et parte fluvii Volgae No. 10. Delineatio fluvii Volgae a Samara usque ad Tsaricin No. 11. Territorium Pontumevxinum at mare Caspium interiacens Cubaniae et Georgia delineationem geographicam reliquamque partem fluvii Volgae eiusque Ostium exhibens No. 12. Pars Sibiriae tractum inter Salinas ad Camam et Tobolium comprehendens. No. 13. Uffensis provincia cum adiacentibus regionibus No. 14. Partes fluviorum Petschorae Obii et Ieniseae una cum eorum Ostiis in Oceanum Septentrionalim se exonerantium No. 15. Tractus fluviorum Irtisch, Tobol, Ieniseae et interiacentibus regionibus No. 16. Pars Maris Glacialis ostiumque fluvii lenae cum territorio septentrionali Iakutensi No. 17. Irkutensis vice praefectura cum Mari Baikal et fonte fluvii Lenae pertibus fluviorum Argun et Amur ac circumiacentibus territoriis No. 18. Territorii Iacutensis pars orientalior cum maxima parte terrae Kamtschatkae No. 19. Ostium fluvii Amur cum parte australiori terrae Kamtschatkae variisque in oceano sitis insulis inter quas pars eminet Iaponiae. Lot Amendments Condition: Some darkening and wear to text leaves, title page backed, marginal repairs/reinforcements to other prelims; general map with a few repairs and short unrepaired tears, a bit toned as is final map which has some edge wear; overall very good, maps generally quite clean. Item number: 301875