Sujet

Moscow Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Moscow Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province's culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and the local costume of the inhabitants. National Library of Russia

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A04_248

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48,3Mo (3,5Mo) / 28,8cm x 42,0cm / 3405 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

travel building library communication communications landmark historical religious architecture arts country religion sightseeing statue statues art view church color Christianity souvenir province text location century drawing Moscow Russia Russian postcard print concept memento provincial lettering illustrated Colour postal service 19th century Monument nineteenth century history historic tourism 1850s TGN illustration building exterior postcard Unknown national library of russia russian text Russian Empire Heritage Art Card 19th-century Meeting of Frontiers souvenir card