Artist: Anonymous.
Title: Russian Sledges, used for carrying goods, firing and other commodities in Winter.
Titled and annotated in plate: Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography.
Dimensions: Image 6" x 10 1/4". Sheet 9 1/4" x 14 1/8".
Date: 1777.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Poor. Heavy foxing, mainly to margins. Priced accordingly. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Charles Middleton. A New and Complete System of Geography.
Museums, Libraries and Auctions: The British Museum 1931,1114.239
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.