5 10 80 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/00e99be4f27b2ec64e29ac956110393d.jpg cfbbbc1c2ec0b1c9f56e456af9502468 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Novgorod Capital Novgorod Area (square miles) 47,120 Population (total) 907,900 Economic Activities Forestry, Fishing, Pasture, Shipbuilding Resident Ethnicities Russians, Germans, Finns Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Novgorod Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Lakes region https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/b1696c439ce00e80641fbb538bba86ec.jpg cc68173befc369b1b88e236624afbb12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Nizhegorod Capital Nizhnii Novgorod Area (square miles) 18,670 Population (total) 1,178,200 Economic Activities Farming, Fishing, Tobacco, Factories, Shipbuilding Resident Ethnicities Russians, Tatars, Cheremis, Mordvinians Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nizhegorod Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Central Industrial region https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/fd8276c467f6fa90b7644d0b19c64473.jpg ae1c6650eaebe7036135d730f399945f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Niuland Capital Gel'singfors Area (square miles) 5,109 Population (total) 138,106 Economic Activities Farming, Forestry, Fishing, Gardening, Hunting, Shipbuilding Resident Ethnicities Russians, Finns, Swedes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Niuland Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Grand Duchy of Finland https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/e39f5cf2c9801b7d35d92b8b03e6b73c.jpg 98dfe1f5cf4894dc94f61cd273c0846d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Moscow Capital Moscow Area (square miles) 12,545 Population (total) 1,374,700 Economic Activities Factories Resident Ethnicities Russians Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moscow Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Central Industrial region https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/8c1024915dfe8cb8cacb6a4186e4b349.jpg c470039c13bf639c2221c31f1164bef7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Mogilev Capital Mogilev Area (square miles) 18,838 Population (total) 931,300 Economic Activities Forestry, Distilleries, Pasture Resident Ethnicities Russians, Belorussians, Lithuanians, Jews, Germans, Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mogilev Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Belorussia https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/973b43d8844917f55e947916a9ab3cee.jpg 4c65192ec8701dd941417e974fd4f9e0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Minsk Capital Minsk Area (square miles) 34,540 Population (total) 1,046,400 Economic Activities Distilleries, Fishing Resident Ethnicities Belorussians, Lithuanians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Gypsies, Tatars Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Minsk Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Belorussia https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/86eba9e84c5cc66e53f8785fa0c4e45d.jpg ba5c076681abb0f236598265b302cdac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Liublin Capital Liublin Area (square miles) 12,007 Population (total) 1,013,434 Economic Activities Factories, Shipbuilding Resident Ethnicities Russians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Tatars Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Liublin Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Kingdom of Poland https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/f61e071e30d0a69b76b3a993bc30b9a4.jpg ec4b079c5ce72db28a0c349270831d42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Lifland Capital Riga Area (square miles) 17,948 Population (total) 814,100 Economic Activities Farming, Forestry, Fishing, Factories Resident Ethnicities Russians, Poles, Jews, Germans Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lifland Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Baltic region https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/d5713a354b0c1bdf46e31ecea95f0cf7.jpg 0bad1af8f5f84e9ef81fc6af4f2aa611 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Kutaisi Capital Kutaisi Area (square miles) 2,033 Economic Activities None listed Resident Ethnicities Swedes, Greeks, Armenians Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kutaisi Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Caucasus https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/ae2b75e612f0bc2bf4d21f0ed903ee04.jpg c5fe503b487d0fd3710864de1e17b174 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geographic Card Set Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 007 Description An account of the resource In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of <a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title: <div> <blockquote> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2> (And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.) Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meeting of Frontiers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress, Russian National Library GeoCard Province Kursk Capital Kursk Area (square miles) 17,424 Population (total) 1,605,800 Economic Activities Farming, Cattle, Pasture, Gardening, Factories Resident Ethnicities Russians, Ukrainians, Gypsies Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kursk Description An account of the resource Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1856 Central Agricultural region