PETROPAVLOVSK IN AVACHA BAY ,Siberia,Asiatic Russia,Antique Map

1890s HISTORICAL MAP CHART

PETROPAVLOVSK- a Russian seaport in Kamchatka, on the eastern shore uf the Bay of Avacha, in 53 N. and 158 44 E. Its harbour, one of the best on the Pacific, is little used, and tile town consists merely of a few huts with some 400 inhabitants. Its naval institutions were transferred to Nikolayevsk after the attack of the Anglo French fleet in 1854. The city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy was founded by the explorer Vitus Bering, who reached Avacha Bay in 1740 and laid the foundation stone for the port of Petropavlovsk, which is named after his two ships, the St. Peter and the St. Paul, built in Okhotsk for his second expedition. Petropavlovsk was a great source of fish (particularly salmon) and crab meat. The city is situated on high hills and surrounded by volcanoes. In fact the horizon can’t be seen clearly from any point of town — volcanoes and mountains are everywhere. The climate is subarctic (Köppen Dfc) and precipitation averages an estimated 860 millimetres, or about three times as much as in Siberia, with most falling as snow. Temperatures in winter are a little milder than in Siberia, but still very cold — a typical January day averages -14 °C (7 °F), whilst in summer 20 °C (68 °F) constitutes an average July maximum. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the second largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road (there are no roads into Kamchatka from the outside world)

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.