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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>
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Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
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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
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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
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Russian
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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
-
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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
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
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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
-
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ed63cbd23d56156d090233cfd0c82627
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
Vilensk
Capital
Vilna
Area (square miles)
16,350
Population (total)
863,700
Economic Activities
Farming, Forestry, Pasture, Factories
Resident Ethnicities
Belorussians, Lithuanians, Poles, Tatars,
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Vilensk
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
-
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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
Vitebsk
Capital
Vitebsk
Area (square miles)
17,249
Population (total)
789,500
Economic Activities
Distilleries, Fishing, Pasture, Tobacco
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Belorussians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Gypsies
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Vitebsk
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
-
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a029fa832166412e35574e007ba5777c
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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5f18e6fff5e3e34833e8cedf21be85eb
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
Erivan
Capital
Erevan
Area (square miles)
1,728
Population (total)
12,310
Economic Activities
Farming, Gardening
Resident Ethnicities
Armenians, Persians
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Erivan
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/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<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
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/473cebf1251c2a28935ce02325d37886.jpg
19a8478f7518a2dd28401626b1056216
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
Shemakha
Capital
Shemakha
Area (square miles)
1,030
Population (total)
460,000
Economic Activities
Silk, Fishing, Factories
Resident Ethnicities
Georgians, Armenians, Persians
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
Shemakha
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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https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/ce5e44f2d97b6c17af4a914251f7998d.jpg
38241465a13988b91e366095c39011af
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
Stavropol
Capital
Stavropol
Area (square miles)
28,471
Population (total)
402,300
Economic Activities
Viticulture, Distilleries, Pasture
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Cherkess, Osetians, Germans, Kalmyks, Armenians, Tatars, Turkmen
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
Stavropol
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/567ed9b21404337816e80914fb4a4e08.jpg
227f83ac3271c2bf61e8706d50ecd30a
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
Tiflis
Capital
Tbilisi
Area (square miles)
2,846
Economic Activities
Farming, Cattle, Silk, Gardening, Tobacco, Crafts, Mineral Waters
Resident Ethnicities
Tatars, Lezgins, Georgians
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
Tiflis
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