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| Keywords: Atlas von Liefland 1.tif et Ludwig August Mellin Atlas von Liefland oder von den beyden Gouvernementern u Herzogthümern Lief- und Ehstland und der Provinz Oesel en This work containing 14 maps is the first complete atlas of Latvia and Estonia The compiler of the atlas Count Ludwig August Mellin 1754-1835 was a Baltic German who was born in Tuhala Estonia then a province of the Russian Empire On a visit to Riga in 1782 Crown Prince Paul of Russia reportedly asked to see a map showing the location of the Livonian division of the Russian Army When it turned out that no such map existed Mellin then a young officer in the army trained in technical drawing was asked to draw one Having become interested in maps in this way Mellin undertook what became a 28-year effort to produce this atlas In addition to the coastline islands and settlements his maps show roads administrative divisions and features of the terrain To compile his atlas Mellin used the maps of the Russian Academy of Sciences and military topographers but mostly relied on manor house maps Mellin ™s maps were issued by a Riga bookseller but were engraved abroad so that at one point he was accused of revealing state secrets and arrested In 1798 Tsar Paul I issued an order stopping the sale of the maps and ordering the return of copies in private possession Mellin was regarded as a friend of the Latvian and Estonian peoples whose history and culture he valued and sought to preserve http //www wdl org/en/item/2571/pages html volume/1/page/1 Ludwig August Mellin 1754 “1835 1798 PD-old-100 Atlas von Liefland Images from the World Digital Library Images from the Library of Congress | ||||