Description:

FULL TITLE: Grundriss von St. Petersburg und den nachsten Umgebungen

A detailed plan of St. Petersburg, which at that time was the capital of Imperial Russia. Known as the Venice of the North, St. Petersburg was founded on 27th May 1703 by Tsar Peter 1 Romanov (Peter the Great). This was the day when the corner-stone was laid for the building of the Peter & Paul Fortress. The first permanent bridge was built in 1850, whilst those shown on the plan are all pontoon bridges. To the left of the plan is a numbered index of the major landmarks. The plan is inserted on to a map of the Urals.

Sheets V & X of Scheda's Generale Karte von Europe. The map has been dissected into 8 sections and laid on linen. A finely executed strap work border surrounds the map.

Scarce

ConditonGG

CartographerScheda

Date1847

TechniqueSteel Engraving

ColourColoured

Width (cms) x Height (cms)49.9 x 40.9

Ref: JJB0590