Rare Russian Map (Untitled).

Very interesting, rare, Russian map including parts of the Sverdlovsk and Rostov Oblests (Russian provinces or states). Including parts of the Black and Azov Seas. This region is south of Moscow and is now the main area for Russian to take vacations . We were not able to find recordings.
It is both a map but also a group of city views including nine cities and towns and including two that are fortresses. The city in the bottom left corner is Asov and it is shown as a protected fortress. The buildings in the cities are very finely engraved for their size and many of the buildings are labeled and some have miniature people at work or at play. There are 24 finely engraved ships on the seas or at port. At the far middle right there appears to be Neptune sitting on a rock. The decorative box at the bottom right has old men on either side (possibly Neptune) sitting on shelves. There is a sun at the top right (with a crest in it) that appears to be splashing out of the sea. It does not appear that north is up on the map as Azov is shown below the Black Sea as it is actually north of the sea. Obviously, the cartographer took much creative license.
The map is dated 1775 in the lower left corner and may have the name of the engraver? This means that it is from the time of Catharine the Great and 50 years after the time of Peter the Great.

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