Abosko-Berneborg province (Geographic Playing Card)

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Title:

Abosko-Berneborg province

Subject:

Regional Diversity

Creator:

Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov

Source:

Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)

Publisher:

Library of Congress; Russian National Library

Date:

1856

Rights:

Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.

Language:

Russian

Region:

Grand Duchy of Finland

Capital:

Abo

Area (sq. miles):

6,862

Population:

251,011

Population density:

36.6 people per square mile

Ethnicity of inhabitants:

Russians, Finns, Swedes

Economic activities:

forestry, fishing, hunting, shipping, shipbuilding

Trade:

Trade is extremely significant.

Cities:

Notable features:

First-class fortress on the island of Aland. Nishtadtskaia [Nystad] harbor and B'erneborgskii port. An ancient fort, the Aland islands, a shipbuilding wharf, and numerous lakes.