Russia St. Petersburg St. Isaac's Cathedral Old print 1872.

Title : The Bicentenary Russian Festival of Peter the Great at St. Petersburg : Procession leaving the Isaac Church.

Description: 1872 antique print of the Isaac Church St. Petersburg during the anniversary celebration.

Info: St. Petersburg's first anniversary celebration (the city's centenary) took place in 1803. Celebrations started on the morning of 16 May 1803, with a ceremonial carrying-out of the ancient rowboat from the Cabin of Peter the Great and its placement on the Gavriil, a ship equipped with 110 cannons, which gave the signal to start a festive cannonade from the walls of the St. Peter and Paul Fortress, the Main Admiralty and ships along the Neva River.

Origin: London News.

Original Antique Hand Uncolored Print.
17th - 18th - 19th Century maps & atlases & prints.

Sheet app.: 15.5 x 11 inches. 40 x 28 cm.
Condition: A nice example of an antique print, crisp engraved lines all in very good condition.

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