Vue de la Slabode Kiachta

Collection

Identifier: Mss5013

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Lithograph of the Russian town of Kiakhta, on the Chinese border, circa 1689-1860. Title is in Russian and French.

Dates

circa 1689-1860

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Historical note

Kiachta (or Kiakhta) is a Russian town on the border with China, in the province of Transbaikalia, 165 miles southeast of Irkutsk, and near Maimatchin in China. From 1689 (the Treaty of Nertchinsk) to 1860 (the Treaty of Peking) Kiachta was the main hub of trade between Russia and China.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

Russian

French

Additional Description

Abstract

Lithograph of the Russian town of Kiakhta, on the Chinese border. From 1689 (the Treaty of Nertchinsk) to 1860 (the Treaty of Peking) Kiachta was the main hub of trade between Russia and China.