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10
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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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Don Host
Capital
Novocherkask
Area (square miles)
62,568
Population (total)
704,300
Economic Activities
Cattle, Viticulture, Distilleries, Fishing, Pasture
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Ukrainians, Gypsies, Armenians, Greeks
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Don Host
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
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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
Novorossiia
-
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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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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
Derbent
Capital
Derbent
Area (square miles)
270
Population (total)
116,500
Economic Activities
None listed
Resident Ethnicities
Georgians, Armenians
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Derbent
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
-
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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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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
Chernigov
Capital
Chernigov
Area (square miles)
21,287
Population (total)
1,430,000
Economic Activities
Forestry, Tobacco, Factories
Resident Ethnicities
Ukrainians, Jews, Germans, Gypsies, Greeks
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
Chernigov
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
Left Bank
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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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Caucasus region
IIIF Item Metadata
UUID
bbc218e5-e621-4da7-b982-16e8525bd83e
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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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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
Black Sea Host
Capital
Ekaterinodar
Area (square miles)
14,750
Population (total)
125,400
Economic Activities
Farming, Cattle, Forestry, Fishing
Resident Ethnicities
Cossacks
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
Black Sea Host
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
Novorossiia
-
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0d7b96aa02753fa33895cc481fb4a75e
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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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
Bessarabia
Capital
Kishinev
Area (square miles)
18,265
Population (total)
792,000
Economic Activities
Farming, Cattle, Forestry, Viticulture, Fishing, Pasture, Tobacco
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Jews, Germans, Gypsies, Greeks, Tatars, Moldavans, Bulgarians, Armenians
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bessarabia
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
Novorossiia
-
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44af0031beda12bd154756994a9e43d2
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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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
Avgustov
Capital
Suvalki
Area (square miles)
6,841
Population (total)
547,319
Economic Activities
Factories
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
Avgustov
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
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1caa15647f2c1ae073dd12255aa85159
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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
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Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Astrakhan
Capital
Astrakhan
Area (square miles)
71,617
Population (total)
344,400
Economic Activities
Cattle, Fishing, Shipbuilding, Crafts
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Greeks, Georgians, Persians, Jews, Khivans, Turkmen, Bukharans, Indians, Kalmyks, Tatars (Kirgiz)
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Title
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Astrakhan
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
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<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
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Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
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Russian
Rights
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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
Lower Volga region
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397880a18a65262ceb5d758537ff6b70
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Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
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007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
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Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Arkhangelsk
Capital
Arkhangelsk
Area (square miles)
330,399
Population (total)
253,000
Economic Activities
Cattle
Resident Ethnicities
Lopars, Karelians, Samoeds, Zyrians, Russians, Germans, Englishmen
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Arkhangelsk
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
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<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
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Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
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Russian
Rights
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Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
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1856
Northern region
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daeb5ef42e738280bca26367b9e5c7e0
Dublin Core
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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<span> </span><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>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. 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.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<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.)<br /><br /><em>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.</em>
Source
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Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
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Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Abosko-Berneborg
Capital
Abo
Area (square miles)
6,862
Population (total)
251,011
Economic Activities
Forestry, Fishing, Hunting
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Finns, Swedes
Dublin Core
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Title
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Abosko-Berneborg
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
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<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
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Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
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Russian
Rights
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Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
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1856
Grand Duchy of Finland