Historic Map : Black Map of European Russia, 1844, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 30in It covers Berkshire County

It covers Berkshire County

including a number of temples and ancient Egyptian ruins

'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1854 by Thomas Cowperthwait and Co

King Solomon's mines were a kind of Africa El Dorado

A line of text at the top of the map

Historic Map : Black Map of European Russia, 1844, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 30in It covers Berkshire CountyThis is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1844 map of European Russia. It depicts the European portions of Russia from the Arctic Sea south to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, and extending west as far as Poland and east as far as Orenburg and Perm, inclusive of the Ukraine. Various towns, rivers, cities, mountains and several other topographical details are noted with relief shown by hachure. When this map was printed, Russia was ruled by Tsar