Description
- 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 a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants. Mogilevskaia guberniia (Mogilev Province) depicted on this card corresponds to part of present-day Belarus.
Date Created
Publication Information
- Saint Petersburg
Language
Title in Original Language
- Могилевская губерния
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Time
Topic
- History & geography > Geography & travel > Atlases, maps, charts & plans
- History & geography > History of Europe > Eastern Europe; Russia
