Photo, Print, Drawing Tobolʹskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡. Тобольская губерния.
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Title
- Tobolʹskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡.
Other Title
- Тобольская губерния.
Translated Title
- Tobolsk Province.
Summary
- This early-19th century playing card is from a set of 60 such cards, each devoted to a different province or territory of the Russian Empire, which at the time included the Grand Duchy of Finland, Congress Poland, and Russian America. One side of each card shows the local costume and the provincial coat of arms; the other side contains a map. This card depicts Tobolsk Province, located in the west-central part of the empire. The province is bordered by the Kara Sea and Ob' Bay in the north. The map marks the areas settled by the native peoples of Siberia, such as Ostyaks and Samoeds (Nenets). Tobol'sk, the administrative center of the province, is situated at the confluence of the Irtysh and Tobol rivers. It was one of the first towns established during the early colonization of Siberia in the 1500s. The card indicates that the distance from Tobol'sk to St. Petersburg was 2,8341/2 versts, and from Tobol'sk to Moscow, 2,3183/4 versts. A verst is a Russian measurement of distance, no longer used, equal to 1.0668 kilometers. World Digital Library.
Names
- Gribanov, K. M., illustrator.
Created / Published
- [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1800-1839.
Headings
- - Tobol'skaia
- - cards
- - Russia geography
- - Devices (Heraldry)
- - Ethnic costume
- - Maps
- - Playing cards
- - Provincial emblems
- - Russian Federation
- - Tyumen Oblast
Notes
- - Original image at: National Library of Russia
Medium
- 1 color lithograph ; 9.5 x 6.5 cm.
Source Collection
- Imperial Russian Playing Cards
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2018689342
Online Format
- image