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From 1732 to 1867, the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast territories in the Americas.Russian colonial possessions in the Americas were collectively known as Russian America (Russian: Русская Америка, romanized: Russkaya Amerika; 1799 to 1867).It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but also included the outpost of Fort Ross in California.
Kashaya - Map. Coast Miwok - Map. Bering Sea Pribylov Island Atkha Island Amlia Island Bering Strait Seward Peninsl Principal Russian Establishments in Alaska Unalaklit aint Michael Redoubt Yukon River Mila Skokwim River Ikogmiul Sushitna River New Russia (Yakutat New Alexander Redoubt Unimak Island Illiuliuk (Unalaska) Unalaska Island Inder ...
This four-part American map, preserved in the collections of the Russian State Library in Moscow, was produced in 1867 at the time of the Alaska Purchase, when the United States acquired Russia's colonial possessions in North America.
The Battle of Sitka (Russian: Сражение при Ситке; 1804) was the last major armed conflict between Russians and Alaska Natives, and was initiated in response to the destruction of a Russian trading post two years before.
Colton's map of the territory of Alaska : (Russian America) ceded by Russia to the United States Description: Regions and Seasons: Use of the curving isotherm allowed 19th-century mapmakers to break with the ancient and rigid concept of five climatic zones aligned with latitudes, while providing more accurate data and the ability to form ...
The Russian population in Alaska reached its peak in 1839 when there were 832 Russians throughout Alaska. There were never enough Russian workers in Alaska to satisfy the demands of the fur trade.
29 kwi 2023 · The second, bound 1825 to 1840, examines the relation between imperial foreign policy and the ruling Russian-American Company’s efforts to consolidate ties with the Alaska Natives on whose labor, land and waters the Company depended for profit.
