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Respublika, Russian Federation, Tuva, Tyva 1916
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Old map of Respublika, Russian Federation, Tuva, Tyva.
16 in south-central Siberia, which was conducted under the auspices of the Imperial Russian Department of Agriculture. By the beginning of the 20th century, ecology and protection of the environment had become concerns in Russia. The paramount environmental issue was preservation of the sable (marten) in Siberia. The fur-bearing sable was both a symbol of the region and the very reason the Russians had expanded into Siberia in the 16th century. Late in the era of Tsar Nicholas II, the Imperial Department of Agriculture commissioned three separate expeditions to Lake Baikal, the Sayan Mountains, and Kamchatka to assess the health of marten populations and the need for protective measures. This map incorporates the findings of the Sayan Expedition, which explored the entire region near the headwaters of the Yenisei River north of the Russo-Mongolian border and produced reports about the state of the sable and other issues relating to the local ecology. The red line on the map traces the route of the expedition. A legend indicates the symbols used to signify cities, towns, railroads, highways, and other geographic features. The map measures distance in versts, a tsarist-era unit of measure equal to 1.07 kilometers. The map scale is given as 20 versts to one inch (2.54 centimeters). In 1915, even before the conclusion of the Sayan Expedition, the governor general of Irkutsk established the Sayan Zapovednik (Sayan Nature Reserve). A.G. Lepp, an apprentice scientist who oversaw the compilation of this map, was named the first director of the reserve. Despite the major upheavals of World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, World War II, and the eventual collapse of the communist system, the cause of ecological conservation moved forward in fits and starts in Russia over the course of the next century. World Digital Library.
Created by Imperial Russian Department of Agriculture, A. G. Lepp in 1916.
16 in south-central Siberia, which was conducted under the auspices of the Imperial Russian Department of Agriculture. By the beginning of the 20th century, ecology and protection of the environment had become concerns in Russia. The paramount environmental issue was preservation of the sable (marten) in Siberia. The fur-bearing sable was both a symbol of the region and the very reason the Russians had expanded into Siberia in the 16th century. Late in the era of Tsar Nicholas II, the Imperial Department of Agriculture commissioned three separate expeditions to Lake Baikal, the Sayan Mountains, and Kamchatka to assess the health of marten populations and the need for protective measures. This map incorporates the findings of the Sayan Expedition, which explored the entire region near the headwaters of the Yenisei River north of the Russo-Mongolian border and produced reports about the state of the sable and other issues relating to the local ecology. The red line on the map traces the route of the expedition. A legend indicates the symbols used to signify cities, towns, railroads, highways, and other geographic features. The map measures distance in versts, a tsarist-era unit of measure equal to 1.07 kilometers. The map scale is given as 20 versts to one inch (2.54 centimeters). In 1915, even before the conclusion of the Sayan Expedition, the governor general of Irkutsk established the Sayan Zapovednik (Sayan Nature Reserve). A.G. Lepp, an apprentice scientist who oversaw the compilation of this map, was named the first director of the reserve. Despite the major upheavals of World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, World War II, and the eventual collapse of the communist system, the cause of ecological conservation moved forward in fits and starts in Russia over the course of the next century. World Digital Library.
Created by Imperial Russian Department of Agriculture, A. G. Lepp in 1916.
- Na karte pokazany zimov'i︠a︡, zolotye priiski, zavody, ulusy, okhotnich'i izbushki, perevaly marshruty ėkspedit︠s︡ii.
- Original map at: Russian State Library
- На карте показаны зимовья, золотые прииски, заводы, улусы, охотничьи избушки, перевалы маршруты экспедиции.
Map Subjects
Expeditions And Surveys
Far East
Russia
Russian Federation
Siberia
Tyva Respublika [Tuva]
Respublika
Tuva
Tyva
Imperial Russian Department Of Agriculture
A. G. Lepp
1916
Map Tags
1916
A. G. Lepp
Expeditions And Surveys
Far East
Imperial Russian Department Of Agriculture
Map
Maps
Respublika
Russia
Russian Federation
Siberia
Tuva
Tyva
Tyva Respublika [Tuva]
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