Hej Leif,
På Stockholms Universitetsbibliotek finns boken:
Ides, Evert Ysbrant, - Driejaarige reize naar China. English
som beskriver:
Three years travels from Moscow over-land to China: thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking. Containing an exact and particular description of the extent and limits of those countries, and the customs of the barbarous inhabitants; with reference to their religion, government, marriages, daily employments, habits, habitations, diet, death, funerals, &c. Written by his Excellency E. Ysbrants Ides, ambassador from the Czar of Muscovy to the Emperor of China. Illustrated with a large map of the countries, drawn by the ambassador upon his journey, and many curious cuts.
Den ingående kartan borde visa Ustiga.
Kanske är Ustiga = Oustug som ligger öster om Moskva och Vologda. Se bif utdrag ur karta över Ryska Emperiet ca 1820.
Fråga: Vet du om någon Gruvman eller Grufman varit krigsfånge ?