Drafting Book of Siberia, compiled by the Son of Tobolsk Semyen Remezov in 1701. II-Volume Edition
Facsimile edition + a book of comments
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The readers are offered one of the rarest and the most precious top-quality publications devoted to the activities of Siberian "Leonardo da Vinci", scholar-encylopaedist, engineer, historian, regional ethnographer and architect, geographer, writer and artist Semyon Remezov. The geographical atlas "The Drafting Book of Siberia" that Semyon Remezov compiled on Peter the Great's decree represents a masterpiece of cartographic art, a unique monument of the development of Russian cartographic thought (was included into UNESCO list of the oustanding monuments in the history and cartography of all ages and all countries), the first collection of authentic data on a huge territory, a comprehensive plan of all Siberian towns and lands. The offered publication won several prizes for its profound contents and premium polygraphic quality and is composed of the facsimile edition of the very atlas and a book of comments.
