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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.
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.
Few Russian women went to Alaska and most of those who did lived at Sitka. 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.
Coverage area: From West to East: 1565.9 km From North to South: 1898.1 km Square: 2972210.4 km 2. Scale: 100 pixels represents: 7386 m. On-line historical map: Large map of the Russian Empire in 1812 for Napoleon.
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.
The Russo-American Treaty of 1824 between the two countries contained six articles outlining the boundaries between the U.S. and Russian Alaska. It gave Russia claims on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America below parallel 54°40′ north, or what Americans called Oregon Country.
