Author: Anonymous
Title: Putevoditel' Po Zhivopisneishim I Naibolee Dostupnym Mestnostiam Finliandii. Peterburg – Imatra – Vuoksenniska – Neishlot – Punkakhar’Iu, Na Parokhodakh "Imatra I" I "Imatra II" [Guide to the Most Picturesque and Accessible Nature Spots in Finland. St. Petersburg – Imatra – Vuoksenniska - Nyslott - Punkaharju, Aboard the Steamships "Imatra I" and "Imatra II"]
Description: Gel'singfors (Helsinki): K. F. Puromies, 1914. Softcover. First edition; 5 x 7 1/2; pp. 31; pictorial wraps; very minor wear margins and spine; illustrated with photographs; in about near fine edition. An unusual survivor, all the more valuable for its condition, 3 years before Finland gained its independence from Russia. The so called Finnish War was fought between Sweden and Russia from February 1808 to September 1809. As a result, Sweden surrendered Finland (the Eastern third of Sweden) to Russia and Tsar Alexander I declared Finland a semi-autonomous Grand Duchy with himself as constitutional monarch represented by a governor general. It was not until 1917 when Finland gained back its independence. The book reads more like a literary work rather that a travel guide for its beautiful flowing descriptions of the scenic route one would experience aboard the steamships from St. Petersburg through Imatra, Vuoksenniska, and Nyslott to Punkaharju. The last 14 pages are dedicated to advertisements for spas, hotels, restaurants, and even a luxury ship-building company all accessible along the trip. The photographs depict various stunning nature spots and town as well as images of the "Imatra I" and "Imatra II." Not in OCLC or in the trade. Ill.: 0. 2.

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