Now travelers simply capture the world around them, took out a smartphone and take photos or videos.it's good that in the past there were artists who left us pictures of everyday life in Russia in the 19th century.
Interesting illustrations are presented in the book "Travelling Sketches of Russia and Sweden during the year 1805-1808 by Robert Ker Porter",
received for us at auction.
women are washing clothes in an ice-hole
order to the cabman
Here it is my favorite sketch shows the insides of the post office of the beginning of the century before last.
Inside the post-house
Интересный альбом попал на аукционный сток - набор раскрашенных иллюстраций к поездкам Роберта Портера по России и Швеции. Годы 1805-1808. Часть рисунков о Российской империи представлена здесь:"Женщины стирают одежду в проруби","Наказ ямщику","Внутри почтовой конторы". Вот про почту мне особенно понравилось))