There was a fort there, established by the Swedish, with a church founded in the name of St. Peter.
Not that it matters. St. Petersburg doesn’t show up in the original Rossi map from 1688. It was reprinted with alterations several times over the decades that followed, including newer additions, and this is one of those revisions with the original cartouche.
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it’s probably due to Tartaria, i’m still reading a book about it, there are many…
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Settlement before city I guess
The Russian city is named after St. Peter.
Hence the name St. Petersburg.
There was a fort there, established by the Swedish, with a church founded in the name of St. Peter.
Not that it matters. St. Petersburg doesn’t show up in the original Rossi map from 1688. It was reprinted with alterations several times over the decades that followed, including newer additions, and this is one of those revisions with the original cartouche.
it’s probably due to Tartaria, i’m still reading a book about it, there are many…