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A 1651 map of the Russian Empire. Top left: a circular plan of Moscow ("Moscua") with a detailed index. Bottom left: figures in traditional Russian dress ("Habitus Russorum") and a dedication cartouche to Tsar Boris Fedorovich. Right side: inset views of the fortresses of Narva and Ivangorod, the port of Archangel, the Kremlin courtyard, a steam bath ("Hypocausta"), and a horse-driven mill ("Molendina"). Decorative elements include animals, ships, and a compass rose.
A Kremlin-City
1 Palace of the Emperor
2 Court of the Patriarch
3 Temple of St. Michael, sepulcher of the Emperors
4 Palace of Boris Fedorovich [Godunov]
B Kitay-gorod
5 Temple of the Holy Trinity or Jerusalem
6 Court of Boris Fedorovich, formerly.
C Tsar-city
7 Praetorium or Chancery
8 Treasury of the Emperor
9 Apothecary
10 Stables of the Emperor
11 Mint
12 Granary
13 Armory
14 Horse market
15 Wood market
16 Bread market
17 Temple of St. Basil
18 Temple of St. Nicholas
19 Temple of St. John
D Skorodum
20 House or Palace of the Ambassadors
E Streltsy Quarter
[Numbered list of Moscow districts omitted for brevity in translation but implied by original key].
delineated by the command of Fedor Borisovich.
To the Great Lord, Tsar
and Grand Duke Boris Fedorovich, of all
Russia, Autocrat: of Iveria, Komorsk,
etc. Lord and Grand Duke of Lower Novgorod,
Tsar of Kazan, Tsar of Astrakhan, Tsar of Siberia,
Lord of Pskov, Grand Duke of Smolensk,
Tver, Yugra, Perm, Vyatka, Bulgaria,
and of others, Lord and Grand Duke. Of the
Lower Novgorod dominion; dedicated by
Nicolaus Johannes
Visscher
1651
Russian miles, 10 of which correspond to one degree.
German miles, 15 of which correspond to one degree.
Major Regional Labels:
Iveria or the Empire of Georgia