the full sheet engraving entitled Kartina ili Kratkoe Izobrazhenie Rossiiskoi Imperii 1831 Goda [A Picture or Summary View of the Russian Empire, 1831], 865 x 670 mm, of tabular design, listing various cities, regions, populations, distances, and other information relating to the population and geography of the Russian Empire, with pictorial representations of various nationalities (e.g. Bashkir, Kalmyk, etc.) in the side colums, the lower margin with the Imperial Censor Approval of C. Glinka dated Moscow, 15 July 1829 in the plate.

PROVENANCE
V.A. Krylov (ex-libris stamp in lower margin)