Russian regions: Exhibition of maps and atlases “The Crimea: pages of history” in Moscow

In the reading room of cartographic publications of the Russian State Library (Moscow) opened an exhibition of maps and atlases of the Crimea from the XVIII century to the present day. Among the exhibits are unique manuscripts and engraved maps of the peninsula, as well as manuals and guides for tourists because you can not only get acquainted with the geography of the region, but also to learn about many details of economic life in the region. The exposition is added with photos of views of the Crimea, made in the early XX century.

As part of cartographic collection of the RSL a significant place takes maps and atlases showing the territory of the Crimean peninsula. Beginning with the XIX century it was repeatedly mapped in detail with military topography. One of these documents - "Military topographical map of the peninsula of the Crimea, made according to the latest astronomical observations, corrected and augmented from the best military shooting…Major-General Mukhin" (St. Petersburg, 1816).

An interesting monument of cartography is also the "Map of the Southern Crimea" by Pyotr Ivanovich Koppen, published in 1836 by order of Novorossiysk and Bessarabian Governor-General Count Vorontsov in St. Petersburg. The map has become an application for "The Crimean collection", which Koppen published in 1837. A special merit of Peter Ivanovich was finding out former names of cities and settlements of the Crimea. For example, in the list of names of the Old Crimea they collected 22 names. These studies were published in his "Crimean collection", which, in turn, became part of the "Ethnographic map of Russia", published in 1851.

In addition to a set of antique maps and atlases, at the exhibition are widely represented cartographic editions of the Soviet period - administrative maps of 1920-30s, tourist maps and plans, as well as modern cartographic editions.