Playing cards in Russian from a set of 60, each devoted to a different guberniya (province) of the Russian Empire, 1800–1838

description

Playing cards in Russian from a set of 60, each devoted to a different guberniya (province) of the Russian Empire

One side of each card shows the local costume, the provincial coat of arms and a list of numbered town names; the other side contains a map with numbers for the town locations, and the distance from the main town to Moscow in “versts”  (1.0668 kilometers).

Year

1800–1838

Author

K.M. Gribanov

Sources

National Library of Russia: www.wdl.org/en/item/4464/