M. V. Loskutova, D. N. Kopelev. The Russian state administration and thematic cartography in the
1840s // Petersburg historical journal, no. 4, 2024, pp. 66–78.

Abstract:

This paper presents an examination of the history of the early thematic maps of European
Russia that appeared during the period spanning the 1840s to the early 1850s. The paper demonstrates the connection between the “Industrial Map of European Russia” (1842) and the renowned geological expedition led by R. I. Murchison, E. de Verneuil and A. Keyserling. Furthermore, it corroborates the contribution of Nikolai Miliutin to the “Economic-Statistical Atlas of European Russia” (1851). The authors highlight the emergence of a number of intellectual hubs within various Russian ministries that facilitated the advancement of statistical research and map-making initiatives. The authors examine the numerous informal connections among the officials who belonged to these intellectual centres and discuss the impact of these cartographic
projects on the spatial reconceptualisation of the Russian Empire.

Key words: thematic cartography, the Russian empire, statistics, geography, visual image of the country.

Author:

Loskutova, Marina Viktorovna — PhD in History, Associate Professor of the Department of History, The National Research University — Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg, Russia)
E-mail: mvlosk@yandex.ru

Author:

Kopelev, Dmitry Nikolaevich — Dr. of Sciences in History, Professor, Institute of History and Social Sciences, A. I. Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (St. Petersburg, Russia).
E-mail: kopelll07@list.ru

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