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Category: 19th century cartography

Plan goroda Dalʹni︠a︡go / glavnyĭ inzhener V. Sakharov.  [Russia]: Litografiia T. Daloniago, [around 1899].  Map, lithographic print.  Scale approximately 1:21,000. 0.01 [represents] 100 sagenes.  Geography and Map Division.  LC call number G7824.D3 1899 .S3

A Rare Russian Plan of Dalian

Posted by: Mike Klein

In 1898 Tsarist Russia wrested from China a long-term lease for Port Arthur (Lushun), its new-found warm-water port on the east coast restricted to use by the Russian navy.  Under pressure from Great Britain and Germany, two other European powers with concessions in China, Russia agreed to establish an open port on the southern tip …

A Russian celestial chart showing Perseus holding the head of Medusa..

Constellations in Bronze

Posted by: Cynthia Smith

Above is an image of the constellation Perseus holding the head of Medusa, famous for her serpentine hair.  This chart is from a Russian celestial atlas published in 1829.  I became aware of this unusual atlas while searching for new acquisitions for the collections of Geography and Map Division.  This led me to learn more …