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A fragment of the map of Russian Empire (pages 21-22), said to be based on d'Anville's work, in Thomas Kithen's "Atlas describing the Whole Universe"
English: The Russian Lapland and the White Sea area. Today it's Murmansk Oblast, northern Karelia, and parts of Arkhangelsk Oblast |
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English: "A General Atlas describing the whole Universe, being a Compleat and New Collection of the most approved Maps extant; Corrected with utmost Care, and augmented from the latest Discoveries; the whole thing being an Improvement of the Maps of d'Anville and Robert. Engraved in the best Manner on Sixty-Two Copper Plates, By Thomas Kitchen, Senior, and Others". "London: Printed for Robert Sayer, Map and Printseller, at No. 53, in Fleet-Street. MDCCLXXIII" (i.e., 1773). Each map in the atlas has its particular author indicated as well.
Русский: "Общий атлас всей Вселенной", изданный в Лондоне в 1773 г. Издатель Томас Китчен. |
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 , same area on the map of Europe (p.3) in the same atlas |
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