Subject: St. Petersburg, Russia
Period: 1784 (dated)
Publication: Travels in Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark
Color: Black & White
Size:
11.9 x 10.4 inches
30.2 x 26.4 cm
This lovely bird's-eye view of St. Petersburg includes a key identifying over 25 locations on the map, including the Peter and Paul Fortress, the equestrian statue of Peter the Great, and the Admiralty. Engraved by Kitchin and published by Thomas Cadell.
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Condition: B+
A dark impression, issued folding on a sheet with a Brittannia watermark and a binding trim at right. There is light offsetting and some printer's ink residue.