FROM KRASNOYARSK TO KANSK,Siberia,Asiatic Russia,Antique Map

1890s HISTORICAL MAP CHART

Krasnoyarsk , administrative center of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, is the third largest city in Siberia. It lies on the Yenisei River and is an important station on the Trans-Siberian railway. Geographical location of the city is 56°01?N 93°04?E. The total area of the city including suburbs and the river is 172 square kilometres (66 mile²). Average temperature of January is -20 °C (-4.0 °F), July is 18 °C (64 °F), minimum ever recorded temperature is -56 °C (-68.8 °F), maximum is 36 °C (96.8 °F). The city is situated on both banks of the Yenisei River, in the city area it flows from west to east. There are several islands on the river, the largest of which are Tatyshev and Otdyha used mainly for recreation purposes. To the south and west Krasnoyarsk is surrounded by the forest-covered hills with an average height of 410 meters (1345 ft) from the Yenisei River level. The hills located on the right (southern) bank of Yenisei are steeper than the western hills of the left (northern) bank. The right bank of Yenisei is notable for the gigantic rock cliffs of the national nature reserve Stolby rising from the surrounding hills. The western hills form the Gremyachinskaya Griva crest starting from the Nikolayevskaya Sopka hill notable for the extend westwards up to the Sobakina River. The relief of the northern part of the neighborhood is rather plain with forests to the north-west and agricultural fields to the north-east and east. The city was founded in the midst of July 1628 as a fort. The sluzhylyye lyudi led by the Cossack Andrey Dubenskoy arrived to the influx of the Kacha River and quickly began to build up the fortifications intended to protect the frontier from attacks of Tatars who lived along Yenisei and its tributaries. In the letter to Tsar the Cossacks reported: ... The town of trunks we have constructed and around the place of fort, we the servants of lord ye, posts have bedded in and the double bindings have laid so and the place of fort have strengthened mightily ... The fort have been named "Krasnyy Yar" after the local Turkic name of the place it was built by: "Kyzyl Dzhar", meaning "Red Cliff" or "Krasnyy Yar" in old Russian. The name "Krasnoyarsk" was given later when the village of Krasnyy Yar has received the town status. The intensive growth of Krasnoyarsk began with the arrival of the Moscow Postroad in 1735 to 1741 which connected the nearby towns of Achinsk and Kansk with Krasnoyarsk and with the rest of Russia, and later by the discovery of gold and by the arrival of the railroad in 1895. Kansk is a town on the left bank of Kan river, in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Founded in 1628, is one of the oldest towns of Siberia.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.