1846 Lowenberg Whimsical Map of Russia

A delightfully whimsical 1846 map of Russia, from a German kinderatlas or children's atlas. The map covers the Tsardom of Russia from the Arctic Ocean south as far as the Black Sea. The whole is surrounded by a wide border featuring charming vignettes meant to illustrate the peoples and cultures of the region. These include Russian soldiers escorting a prisoner, a man taming a bear, a man lashing a woman while she is leaning on another man, men riding a horse sledge, and two portraits of Russian men. The map is accompanied by its adjacent page, which includes a poetic history of the Kingdom of Russia in German gothic type. The wonderful and rare map was drawn by Anst. V A. Boeden of Berlin for inclusion as plate no. XIII in the 1846 issue of Julius Loewenberg's Geographische Landerfibel.