Europisch-Rusland. 60,000,000 inwoners 1850

This is a page from "Prenten-Magazijn voor de Jeugd," or "Print Magazine for Youth," No. 136, by Jan Schuitemaker, titled "Europisch-Rusland. 60,000,000 Inwoners" or "European Russia. 60,000,000 Inhabitants.” Produced as part of a series for young people, it reflects the 19th-century European fascination with Russia, framing it as a land of immense size, population and intriguing monuments. The page presents Russia through a set of images and text, which includes a map, an architectural monument, a giant bell, and a slide. The images and descriptions offered here exoticize the culture, turning Russia into a spectacle for consumption. It invites viewers to marvel at the grandeur and otherness of a world distant from their own, reinforcing a dynamic of looking and knowing which positions Europe as the center of the world.