Alexey Afinogenovich Ilyin
Alexey Afinogenovich Ilyin was a lieutenant general and cartographer (1832-1889). In 1856, after graduating from the Academy of the General Staff, he was at the military topographic depot, then at the quartermaster general of the main headquarters.
Ilyin's name is associated with the emergence and development of Russia's first privately owned cartographic establishment. He began his activity with the discovery in 1859 in St. Petersburg, which has now grown into the famous Ilyin cartographic institution.
The company has published a large number of geographical and statistical maps, atlases, wall maps of all parts of the world and European countries for educational institutions, as well a detailed atlas of the Russian Empire, etc.
At many international exhibitions, Ilyin’s maps were awarded along with the works of Justus Perthes’ Gothic company.
Ilyin's name is associated with the emergence and development of Russia's first privately owned cartographic establishment. He began his activity with the discovery in 1859 in St. Petersburg, which has now grown into the famous Ilyin cartographic institution.
The company has published a large number of geographical and statistical maps, atlases, wall maps of all parts of the world and European countries for educational institutions, as well a detailed atlas of the Russian Empire, etc.
At many international exhibitions, Ilyin’s maps were awarded along with the works of Justus Perthes’ Gothic company.