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Allegory of the Volga from Meissen’s “Big Russian Order” for Catherine the Great

The figure of a majestic, serene river god reclining on a bed of boulders and waterweed is the allegory of the Volga from the exquisite "Great Russian Commission" of the Meissen manufactory. The heroically built old man leans upon an overturned vessel, from which turbulent waters pour forth,

Antique engraved map of Asia with Cyrillic labels, coloured borders and a decorative cartouche reading “Азия” in the lower left corner.

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Russian map of Asia of 1745 showing Great Tartary, Free Tartary and Chinese Tartary

A map of Asia from 1745. It shows Great Tartary, which comprises Independent Tartary and Chinese Tartary

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The Russian Empire is bounded on the north by the Northern Ocean; on the east it is parted from America by the Eastern, Pacific or Kamchatka Sea; on the south it borders upon Chinese and Free Tartary, upon Persia, Georgia and Little Tartary; and on the we

From the Methodical Geographical Description of the Russian Empire, with a Proper Introduction to a Thorough Knowledge of the Terrestrial Globe and of Europe in General, 1776. By Chinese Tartary, in all likelihood, are meant the lands of present-day Mongolia and China; by Free Tartary, the lands of Turkestan

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Places Around the World Where Roman Coins Have Been Found

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Map of the World According to Hecataeus of Miletus, the Father of Geography, Who Lived in the 6th Century BC

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Map of Italy during the Renaissance

Two satellite maps of the Netherlands side by side show differences in the outlines of the land and the sea coast.

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The coastline of the Netherlands in 1300 and 2023 in two comparative images

The Netherlands in 1300 and in 2023. This is what a successful battle with Poseidon looks like

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Russia's oldest continuously used road found at Gnezdovo near Smolensk

The Historical Museum has announced the discovery of the oldest continuously used road in Russia. The thousand-year-old road lies in the Smolensk region, 12 kilometres from Smolensk, on the territory of the Gnezdovo archaeological complex, which is also home to the largest Viking Age burial mound cemetery in

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The United States' purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803 for 15 million dollars

The 1803 treaty for the purchase of Louisiana, France's North American possessions, signed by the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson originally wanted to buy only New Orleans from the French, in order to ease trade and logistics thanks to the port of New Orleans.

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And in front of the Manege, a train is parked

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Ancient and Soviet Seven Wonders of the World in the Children's Magazine “Yozh” of 1935

The Seven Wonders of the World in Antiquity:. The Pyramid of Cheops The Gardens of Semiramis The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus The Tomb of Mausolus The Statue of Zeus The Colossus of Rhodes The Pharos Lighthouse. The Seven Wonders of the World under Soviet Power: The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station

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