Projected Plan of the Capital City of Moscow, 1824

This plan of Moscow, published in 1824, is engraved on copper and coloured with watercolour. Its title is given in two languages: in Russian, "Prozhektirovanny plan Stolichnogo goroda Moskvy s popolneniem…" ("Projected Plan of the Capital City of Moscow with Additions…"), and in French. The word "prozhektirovanny" here means "projected", that is, designed.

In 1813 the Commission for the Construction of Moscow was set up in Moscow to deal with the aftermath of the fire of 1812. By 1817 a new plan "projected for the capital city of Moscow" had been drawn up under the direction of the architect Osip Bove, and the city itself was largely rebuilt within five years. The commission's drawing office was headed by Ye. G. Cheliev; the Museum of Moscow's online collection names Ye. Cheliev as the compiler of the 1824 "Projected Plan".

The Kremlin lies at the centre of the plan, and the Moskva River winds through the city. Two oval cartouches list the parts of the city under Roman numerals, in Russian and in French. The sheet is divided into rectangular sections; according to the catalogue description, paper and fabric were used in it.