Gift-book on hydraulic engineering history of Saint-Petersburg to be on sale in May 2019
Gift-book “City-Port. Saint-Petersburg. XVIII – early XX century” issued by Balttehnika with information support of IAA PortNews will be issued in May 2019 with a limited circulation.
Preliminary order can already been made at RUB 3,900 per a copy.
The gift book presents a research of Saint-Petersburg history with a focus on hydraulic engineering. The book is divided into chapters telling about the most significant hydraulic engineering processes – numerous land reclamation works, construction of canals and embankments, development of fairways and harbours.
300-page book offers more than 450 pictures including layouts of hydraulic engineering structures and copies of pictures created in XVIII – early ХХ century by famous Russian and foreign painters and showing sea and river views of Saint-Petersburg.
The book author, Lubov Shif, is a professional historian of Saint-Petersburg, honoured guide with many years' experience. She is an author of several books about the city.
First copies of the gift-book “City-Port. Saint-Petersburg. XVIII – early XX century” will be given to the speakers of the 2nd Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress.
Gift certificates were presented to honoured guests and permanent speakers of the Congress organized by Media Group PortNews (February 20 -21, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Moscow).
Application for the gift-book can be sent to snitko@portnews.ru.