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Cronstadt, the port for St. Petersburg, was the only Russian port larger than Riga

Foreign Corn Ports — RigaThe Illustrated London News
May 15, 1847

Here's a larger view of the Cronstadt engraving.

cronstadt engraving

along with some of its exquisite detail:

Cronstadt engraving detail

Explore the article:

"Foreign Corn Ports-Riga", full page view of the newspaper
RIGA, FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING top illustration, engraving detail
CRONSTADT. -- THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST SHIP AFTER THE BREAKUP OF THE NEVA ICE engraving and detail
Next The article, full text scanned and reproduced

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