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CROSS, ANTHONY By the Banks of the Neva
Cambridge at the University Press, 1997. Large Hardcover. Good/Good. Review slip laid in. Minor dust jacket edge wear, pages slightly toned, light shelf wear. "Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the city of Saint Petersburg to the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length, it is the third largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge (after the Volga and the Danube).The length of the Neva is 74 km. 28 km of these are with the city boundaries of Saint Petersburg, while the rest are within Leningrad Oblast. It flows southwest from Lake Ladoga, reaches its southernmost point near its confluence with the Tosna River, and turns northwest into the Gulf of Finland. Average width is 400x600 m, maximum width: 1200 m. Maximum depth: 24 m. The Neva basin includes Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega, the two largest lakes in Europe, and spans over a large area of Northwestern Russia and southern Finland." -- Wikipedia CONTENTS:List of Illustrations; Note on Russian Dates; Preface; Introduction; The Colony by the Banks of the Neva; Factory matters and 'the honourable of the Earth'; 'In Anglorum templo': the English Church and It's Chaplains; 'Doctors are scarce and Generally Scotch'; 'Sur le Pied Anglais: Shipbuilders and Officers in the Russian Navy; Necesaary Foreigners: Specialists and Craftsmen in Russian Service; Masters of the Arts; Out of Curiosity: Tourists and Visitors; Epilogue; Notes; Index.
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