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A/ Brazil Frog; B/ Its Eyes; C/ Hind Leg; D/ Makako Lemur; E/Anteater with Motley Tail, 1813. Creator: Unknown.

A/ Brazil Frog; B/ Its Eyes; C/ Hind Leg; D/ Makako Lemur; E/Anteater with Motley Tail, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe. This atlas, published by the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1813, includes maps of Kruzenshtern's route and 109 plates based upon the drawings of V. G. Tilesius, a doctor, naturalist, and the official artist of the expedition. It is one of the largest publications of engravings from tsarist Russia. The subjects depicted include views of Sakhalin, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands; representations of Siberian natives and other peoples encountered during the voyage; and local fish and birds from throughout the South and North Pacific.

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Title: A/ Brazil Frog; B/ Its Eyes; C/ Hind Leg; D/ Makako Lemur; E/Anteater with Motley Tail, 1813. Creator: Unknown.

Caption: A/ Brazil Frog; B/ Its Eyes; C/ Hind Leg; D/ Makako Lemur; E/Anteater with Motley Tail, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe. This atlas, published by the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1813, includes maps of Kruzenshtern's route and 109 plates based upon the drawings of V. G. Tilesius, a doctor, naturalist, and the official artist of the expedition. It is one of the largest publications of engravings from tsarist Russia. The subjects depicted include views of Sakhalin, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands; representations of Siberian natives and other peoples encountered during the voyage; and local fish and birds from throughout the South and North Pacific.

Personalities: ADAM JOHANN VON KRUSENSTERN

Technique/material: engraving

Credit: Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images

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Image size: 3448 × 4960 px | 48.9 MB

Print size: 29.2 × 42.0 cm | 1357.5 × 1952.8 in (300 dpi)

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