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Name: N. Witsen, F. Stralenberg, J. Renat and their cartographic description of the Mountain Altai territory

Authors: O.T. Molchanova

In the section Лингвистика

Abstract: The paper deals with three map compilers (N. Witsen, F. Stralenberg and J. Renat) who made contribu-tion to the description of Siberia and Altai in particular. They were making maps at different time (in the years 1687, 1723, 1734) making use of various sources of information to locate topographical objects and their names, provinces, tribes , etc. to the best of their abilities and under different and often uncomfortable circumstances. Place-names left on these maps help to trace back not only their evolution but they are reli-able evidence of many historical events that took place in the territory under investigation.

Keywords: Cartography, object location, place-names, ethnonyms, toponym variations

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