[ PORTRAIT OF PETER . . . . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece. ]

[ THE ESCAPE ]

[ MENZIKOFF SELLING HIS CAKES ]

[ PETER AMONG THE SHIPPING ]

[ PETER TURNING EXECUTIONER ]

[ MAP OF THE RUSSIAN AND SWEDISH FRONTIER ]

[ STRATAGEMS OF THE SWEDES ]

[ SITUATION OF ST. PETERSBURG ]

[ FLIGHT OF THE KING OF SWEDEN ]

[ THE EMPRESS CATHARINE ]