Map of Moscow by Ivan Michurin (1739)

Milhaud 2023-01-05
Map of Moscow (1739)

This map was published by Russian cartographer Ivan Michurin in 1739 and is the first geodetic map of the city.

At that time, Moscow was already the capital of Imperial Russia, and by the mid-18th century its population was growing, with an estimated 140,000 inhabitants.

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