The Bruce-Mengden and Cornelis Cruys Maps of the Lower Don (1696-1705)
An Inflection Point in the Practice of Russian Cartography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22112695 |
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| Authors | Brian Davies (0000-0002-4437-435X, The University of Texas at San Antonio, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 58-68 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ВИВЛIОθИКА E-Journal of Eighteenth-Century Russian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2333-1658 • E-ISSN: 2333-1658 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Main Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21900/j.vivliofika.v12.1827 |
| OpenAlex | W4405792160 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Maps of the lower Don and Azov region produced by James Bruce and Cornelis Cruys in connection with Peter I’s 1696 Azov campaign appear to mark the point at which cartographic work undertaken on Russian territory by specialists in Russian service began moving beyond the traditional chertezh mapping model and embraced the principles of the new Western European geodesic cartography. This was becoming possible through greater familiarization with Copernican cosmography and higher mathematics, the importation of new instruments of observation, and the establishment of new centers of calculation on Russian soil. The process of adoption also illustrates the manner in which a network of collaborating scholars in Russia and abroad was quickly assembled
Ancient history · Cartography · Empire · Geography · Inflection point · Political science · Sovereignty · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Historical Geography and Cartography · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Mathematics
| Highly cited | No |
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