Fortress of Shlisselburg. Russia. 1793.
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Print from steel engraving titled „Fortesse de Schlusselbourg“.
Artist unknown.
Engraved by Tardicu l‘Aine.
From the Histoire de Catherine II, Imperatrice de Russie. Par J. Castera. Paris. 1793.
Notes: I. Chambre ou IWAN fut assassine. Rue de Sorbonne Nᵒ 385.
Fortress. The first fortification was built by Swedes in 1299 but was lost to the Novgorodians in 1301. A wooden fortress named Oreshek (Орешек) or Orekhov (Орехов) was built by Grand Prince Yury of Moscow (in his capacity as Prince of Novgorod) on behalf of the Novgorod Republic in 1323. It guarded the northern approaches to Novgorod and access to the Baltic Sea. The fortress is situated on Orekhovets Island, whose name, refers to nuts in Swedish, as well as in Finnish (Pähkinäsaari, "Nut Island") and Russian languages.
Shlisselburg is a town in Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the head of the Neva River on Lake Ladoga, 35 kilometers (22 mi) east of St. Petersburg. From 1944 to 1992, it was known as Petrokrepost (Петрокрепость). The fortress and the town center are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Artist unknown.
Engraved by Tardicu l‘Aine.
From the Histoire de Catherine II, Imperatrice de Russie. Par J. Castera. Paris. 1793.
Notes: I. Chambre ou IWAN fut assassine. Rue de Sorbonne Nᵒ 385.
Fortress. The first fortification was built by Swedes in 1299 but was lost to the Novgorodians in 1301. A wooden fortress named Oreshek (Орешек) or Orekhov (Орехов) was built by Grand Prince Yury of Moscow (in his capacity as Prince of Novgorod) on behalf of the Novgorod Republic in 1323. It guarded the northern approaches to Novgorod and access to the Baltic Sea. The fortress is situated on Orekhovets Island, whose name, refers to nuts in Swedish, as well as in Finnish (Pähkinäsaari, "Nut Island") and Russian languages.
Shlisselburg is a town in Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the head of the Neva River on Lake Ladoga, 35 kilometers (22 mi) east of St. Petersburg. From 1944 to 1992, it was known as Petrokrepost (Петрокрепость). The fortress and the town center are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Approx. image size 15 x 9/19, 5 x 11, 9 cm.
Condition: medium.
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Fortress of Shlisselburg. Russia. 1793.
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