Open AccessExpedition of Ivan Isleniev to Yakutsk and a handwritten map of the Lena River compiled in the mid-XVIII century
Author(s) -
О.С. Романова,
Ольга Анатольевна Лазебник
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/350/1/012015
Subject(s) - observatory , history , cartography , geography , geology , archaeology , astronomy , physics
The article discusses the course and results of the astronomical expedition headed by I.I. Islenyev. Using archival materials, an attempt to localize the Astronomical Observatory built in Yakutsk in 1768 was made. New information on the handwritten map of the Lena River compiled in the mid-XVIII century was provided. Analysis of the toponymic map load was carried out and assumptions about its application for compiling generalized maps of Yakutia at the end of the XVIII century were made.