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To his excellency the Count of Czernichew, Commander in Chief of her Majesty the Empress, of all the Russia's fleet and gallies, Lieutenant General of her armies, one of the Lords of her Admiralty, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to his Majesty the King of Great Britain, a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, and St. Ann &c. &c. &c., this map of the present seat of war, between the Russians, Poles, and Turks is most humbly inscribed by his excellency's most humble and obedt. servt

Alternative Title:

Map of the present seat of war, between the Russians, Poles, and Turks and This map of the present seat of war, between the Russians, Poles, and Turks

Description:

Andrew Dury ; T. Bowen sculp.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Relief shown pictorially.

Prime meridian: Ferro.

Bar scales on map in lower center: "Russian Wersts 90 to a Degree", "French Leagues 25 to a Degree", "British Miles 60 to a Degree".

Also shows parts of Hungary and Poland.

"This map is compiled by A. Dury and P. Bell."

Below decorative title cartouche: J. Caldwal sculp. -- T: W. Tueur invt.

Decorative cartouche features coats of arms, and a battlefield with cannons and soldiers with tents in the distance.

Has note: "To the public: His excellency the Count of Czernichen has been so kind as to communicate to the Publisher some Manuscript and other Maps from which this is extracted."

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/wd623gr3582

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/wd623gr3582

Language:

eng

Publisher:

Faden, William and Wm. Faden

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792

Temporal Coverage:

1787-1792

Date Issued:

1783

Spatial Coverage:

Black Sea and Russia

Rights:

Images from the David Rumsey Map Center's general collections courtesy of Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false