Ph. J. Strahlenberg and his Map of Great Tartary (Two Letters from Ph. J. Strahlenberg to J. Ph. Breyne, 1723 and 1724)

Abstract

introduces two letters sent by Ph.J. strahlenberg (1676-1747) from stockholm to danzig to the famous scholar and collector J. Ph.breyne (1680-1764), in 1723 and 1724.the aim was to get support in finding funds for the production of a new map of the russian empire.it was supposed to surpass all previous ones (including those compiled earlier by strahlenberg himself) in terms of accuracy and completeness of information, especially in relation to the vast territories in the east.the data were acquired by Ph.J. strahlenberg and his co-author J. a. Matern during their stay in siberia in the status of swedish prisoners of war. the former happened to take part in the expedition of d.G. Messerschmidt, through whom he got the opportunity to come in contact with J. Ph.breyne.the letters contain important information about the initial stages of work on the map, and especially about Ph.J. strahlenberg's attempts to raise money for it by announcing a subscription.relating to J. Ph.breyne, he counted on his authority among the educated people of europe.the letters are preserved in the Gotha research library (Germany) and are published for the first time.they were also fully translated into russian from German for the first time.the publication of the letters is preceded by an introduction that contains a survey of the cartographic activities of Ph.J. strahlenberg.several documents preserved in the st.Petersburg branch of the archive of the russian academy of sciences are additionally used for that matter.K e y W o r d s:

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