Godunov map
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The Godunov map was an ethnographic map of Siberia
commissioned by Alexis of Russia on November 15, 1667. The original is no longer extant, but two copies were made. One by Claes Johansson Prytz and the other by Fritz Cronman
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It is named after Petr Ivanovich Godunov
the governor (voivode) of Tobolsk
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Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
commissioned by Alexis of Russia on November 15, 1667. The original is no longer extant, but two copies were made. One by Claes Johansson Prytz and the other by Fritz Cronman
Fritz Cronman
Fritz Cronman was a Major for the Swedish Empire in the late 17th century, and the Swedish diplomat to the Tsardom of Russia from 1668 to 1669. His extant diary and letters contain detailed information on the court of Ivan V of Russia....
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It is named after Petr Ivanovich Godunov
Petr Ivanovich Godunov
Pyotr Ivanovich Godunov was the Governor-General of Western Siberia as the Voevoda in Tobolsk from 1667 until his death in 1670, before which he had been a steward in the tsar’s court....
the governor (voivode) of Tobolsk
Tobolsk
Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...
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