Plan stolichnogo goroda Moskvy i yego okrestnostey s oboznacheniyem basseynov, telegrafnykh stantsiy i soyedinyayushchikh zheleznykh dorog
Item Information
- Title:
- Plan stolichnogo goroda Moskvy i yego okrestnostey s oboznacheniyem basseynov, telegrafnykh stantsiy i soyedinyayushchikh zheleznykh dorog
- Title (alt.):
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Plan of the capital city of Moscow and its environs with the designation of pools, telegraph stations and connecting railways
Novyy plan goroda Moskvy
- Description:
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The capital city of Moscow, named after the large river that flows through it, demonstrates a radial-concentric system of development. Three concentric routes surround a central point on the north bank of the Moscow River and reveal where Moscow’s previous walls used to stand. The first wall was built around the Kremlin, the triangular area next to the Gardens of Kremlevski at the center of the map, and the Kitai Gorod, or “Fortified City” to its East. In the sixteenth century, the Belgorod (White City) developed between the Kremlin and the next route on the north bank of the river, and a new wall was built to enclose it for protection. In 1591, a wooden wall was built where one sees the next route. This new wall enclosed the Zembyanoy Gorod (Earthen City), which was mainly inhabited by craftsman, with each craft occupying a different area of land. Around the perimeter of the city, a customs wall or toll barrier was built for military defense. The radial routes leading out from the city’s center relate to previous city gates. The coloring on this map is intricate, with different colors and roman numerals dividing the city into separate districts. The map also includes railroad and telegraph lines, demonstrating how the city communicated with the rest of the country and how it began the process of industrialization. Another important feature is the long list of churches and monasteries in and around Moscow that surround the map. The list organizes the buildings by district and emphasizes the importance of religion in the city.
- Cartographer:
- Skachkovski, V.
- Engraver:
- Suroezhin, A.A.
- Name on Item:
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sost. V. Skachkovskiy ; grav. A.A. Suroyezhin
- Date:
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1872
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
- MacLean Collection Map Library
- Collection (local):
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MacLean Collection Map Library
- Subjects:
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Moscow (Russia)--Maps
- Places:
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Moscow
- Extent:
- 1 map : color ; 72 cm x 102 cm
- Terms of Use:
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Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
Contact host institution for more information.
- Publisher:
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Moscow :
Shamov
- Scale:
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Scale 1:21,000
- Language:
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Russian
- Notes:
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Index of government and public buildings, monasteries and chuches.
Copper plate engraving.
- Identifier:
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MacLeanColl_4337_Moscow
- Call #:
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4337
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