Petrovsky Theatre. Established by Prince Pyotr Urrusov, this was the precursor of the Bolshoi, one of the world’s oldest Ballet companies.

Kremlin Wall extending to the round tower. Designed by Peter Solari the wall had 20 towers completed in 1495. After Guerard de la Barthe.

Taganrog: View in the Taganrog Bay Sea of Azov with ship unloading.

Erevan (Irivan): Bird’s eye view with key of the capital before the earthquake of 1679.

Fontanka Embankment. View of river and Imperial School of Jurisprudence, the exclusive boy’s school.

Panoramic view from the watch tower looking towards Tchatyr Dagh mountain.

Peter and Paul Fortress from the Palace Embankment.

Kostroma: View towards the city on the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma rivers.

Peter and Paul Fortress from the Vasili Ostroff district.

Astrakhan: View on the Volga towards the port.

Orthodox Enamel and Gold Cross with details.

Orthodox Cross Enamel and Gold Pendant.

Panoramic view of the Port of St. Petersburg with Peter and Paul fortress on the right.

View from Mount Mithridates looking towards the straits of Yenikale, which leads to the Sea of Azov.

Winter Palace viewed from the Neva rive

Moscow from the banks of the Moskva River near Convent of Spas Na Novoi. After Guerard de la Barche.

Panoramic view over the Lena River of the fort at the base of the Stolbi (granite pillars). After Mikhail Makhaev.

St Isaac’s Cathedral: View on St Isaac’s Square.

Panoramic view from St. Isaac’s to the Winter Palace.

Azerbaijan: Baku. The Petroleum Oil Wells at Baku on the Caspian. The first pipeline was constructed here in 1877, the same year the Nobels’ built the first oil tanker.

Holy Gate and part of the Environs of Moscow. Panoramic view of the Andronikov Monastary complex founded in 1357. After Guerard de la Barthe.

Smolnoi Church and Convent. View of the baroque ensemble designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli.

View of Moscow from Balcony of the Imperial Palace before the fire of 1812. After Guerard de la Barthe.

Panoramic view of the city, fortifications and harbour with key to landmarks.

Khodinsky Park. Panoramic view of Alexander III’s Coronation Fete with five vignettes of participants and entertainments.

Rare. Panoramic view from the Black Sea of Anapa fortress and seafront

Mounted set of hand coloured photographic cigarette cards issued by Cigarros Susini.

Kremlin view from across the Moskva river.

Azerbaijan: Baku. View of the harbour with two views of the Oil Wells.

Portrait of Tartars.

Kremlin from the Moskvoretsky Bridge. Panoramic view from the bridge built in 1829. Lauvergne was draughtsman to the 1839 Northern Scientific Commission.

View of the coast from the Custom House to the Orthodox church.

Panoramic view of the Quays and shipping lines during the Crimean War.

View of the seafront looking towards the Foros church and the Baydar pass between Mount Chelebi and Mount Ckhu-Bair.

Orthodox Enamel and Gold Staff with detail.

Grand Kremlin Palace. View from within the grounds.

Palace of Petrovski. Built by Catherine the Great to commemorate the end of the Russo-Turkish War in 1774, Napoleon fled here whilst Moscow burned in 1812. After Guerard de la Barthe.

Panorama of the city from the terrace of the Kremlin, with decorative title and vignette of the Tzar Bell.

St Basil’s Cathedral: View in the Kremlin.

Kazan Church and Bridge.

Stone Bridge and Environs of Moscow. By the end of the 18th century Moscow had 17 stone and 23 wooden bridges.After Guerard de la Barthe.

Ice Hills during the Carnival. View outside the Kremlin walls of the popular ice hills for carnival or Maslinitsa. After Guerard de la Barthe.

Kremlin Palace complex. View of the palace and the Cathedrals of the Dormition, Annunciation and Archangel. After Guerard de la Barthe.

View towards Moscow from the esplanade of the Kremlin.

Kremlin, viewed from the Moskva river.

Scarce panorama of the city and Oka river. After the 1647 view of Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy of the Duke of Holstein. Engraved by Nicholas Witsen.

St Basil’s Cathedral: View in Red Square.

Bird’s Eye view from St Alexander Nevsky Monastry to the Institute of Mines and including the fortress. With key.

Panoramic view of Moscow from the Kremlin over the city and Volga river.

Smolnoi Convent from across the Neva River.

Kremlin. View of St Basil’s Cathedral, the monument to Prince Pozarssky and Kusma Minin, and Saviour’s Tower.

Panoramic view of the city from the centre of the Volkhov River. After Mikhail Makhaev.

Entrance into Moscow from Volodemer. View of the relatively new gate at the eastern entrance from Vladimer. After Guerard de la Barthe.

Nine centuries of Russian Advance. Five maps showing expansion into Asia with vignettes.

Panoramic view from the northern forts towards Fort St Nicholas, Fort Alexander and Inkermann Bay.

Bird’s eye view of St Petersburg. View of the city, the Neva and its environs.

Moskvoretskaya Embankment. View on the Moskva river between the Kremlin and Yauza River. Showing the Foundling home (Academies of Missile Forces and of Medicine).

View from the road to Simferopol of the town and Valley of the Ghosts with the Demerdzhi Mountain.

Panoramic View from the Kremlin down the banks of the Moskva.

Tartar Ceremony of Blessing the Horses

Kiakta on the Kiakta River. Panoramic view of the trading post on the Russo-Mongolian border. After Mikhail Makhaev.

Panoramic view towards St Isaac’s and the equestrian statue of Peter the Great.

Bird’s Eye View: From Peter and Paul Fortress towards the Bronze Horseman.

Senate Square: Statue of Peter the Great.

Kremlin from across the Moskva river.

View of the Vorontsov Palace with Mount St Peter (Aii-Petri) in the distance.

Moscow: St Basil’s Cathedral. Church of Vasili Blagennoi.

Kremlin from the Quay.

Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Ocean. Hunting of Sea Horses. After John Webber artist on the Third Voyage. Dutch Edition

Admiralty Place. View on Nevsky Prospect.

Academy of Beaux-Arts.

Allegorical portrait with books on Law, Religion and the Military.

Scarce panorama looking over the Volkhov River towards the Great Bridge and Detinets (Novgorod Kremlin) in c1665. Engraved by Nicholas Witsen.

Dress of the inhabitants. After Duche de Vancy, one of the three artists on La Perouse’s scientific expedition of 1785. English Edition.

Schamachie (Shrivan). Panorama of the city ceded by Persia to Imperial Russia in 1828.

Orthodox gold and enamel Crucifix.

Sebastopol: Bird’s eye view over the port.

Petrovsky Palace: View from the grounds.

St Basil’s Basilica in Red Square.

Kaffa (Feodosia). View from the ruins of the Genoese Fortress towards the harbour.

St. Petersburg: Admiralty from the palace quay.

Ice Hills during Winter Carnival: RARE 350 examples printed with only 50 coloured by hand under the supervision of M.N. Vorobiev.

Sebastopol: Bird’s eye view over the port on the Black Sea.

Early bird’s-eye view of Moscow with vignettes of the recently rebuilt Church of St Nicholas and the Cathedral of the Archangel built in 1508.

Orthodox Enamel and Gold Icon Pendant of the Virgin Mary and Christ child.

Panoramic view from the watch tower with the cathedral, Admiralty to the right, Artillery Bay on the left, and looking towards Fort Constantine and the Inkermann lighthouses.

Great Square. View of the famous shopping square before the fire of 1812. Paul I considered this the most beautiful of de la Barthe’s series, Entrance into Moscow from Volodemer: View of the relatively new gate at the eastern entrance from Vladimer with the city in the distance. After Guerard de la Barthe.