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Maps of Kopaihorod
Maps of Kopaihorod
Russian Army Maps
Russian Army Maps
These maps were made by the Russian army in the late 19th century; Germans then obtained them and then US got them after WWII. An excellent source for maps of eastern european shtetls is Hap Ponedel's site - easteurotopo.org
Introduction to Hap's Maps.
Map Source - (1907) this fragment is in the lower left corner
Scale is 1: 42,000
The width of the area shown is ~1 mile
Map Source - this fragment, showing Kopaigorod, is slightly south west of the center of the full section of map (Two-verst map of the West Borderland Territory - Verkhovka - XXXVI-24)
Scale is 1:84,000 - Topographic Maps of Eastern Europe a two-verst map of the western border area - 1915
How to Read These Maps
How to Read These Maps
Вин. - distillery
Кирп. - brickworks
Евр. Кл. - Jewish cemetery
Каm. - Catholic cemetery
Сар. - Barn or shed or sugar beet refinery
Прав. - Orthodox
Circle with a rectangle on top - a synagogue
church: cross
heat source: triangle with box inside
grain mill: wheel w spokes
top text = Orthodox
bottom text = Catholic
rectangle with crosses is a cemetery
bottom text = Catholic
rectangle with crosses is a cemetery
Rectangle with tiny hooks = Jewish CemeteryText says "Jewish"
long boxes with cross hatching = buildings surrounded by agricultural land with a row of trees (circles)
text = winery or distillery
estate of a landed person, barn, brickworks
twined arrows = telegraph capabilities
Estate of a landed person
Kopaigorod
Orchard
Long blocks of buildings surrounded by cultivated land
"215" indicates number of dwellings counted in the late 19th century
brick kiln - the triangle indicates heat
circle with tree on it is the forest official's cabin
Catholic,
distillery,
Orthodox
distillery,
Orthodox
Nemiya River
swampland
Railroad Maps of the Kopaihorod Area
Railroad Maps of the Kopaihorod Area
Map Source - Eisenbahnkarte des oestlichen Europa mit besonderer Berucksichtigung des russischen Reichesücksichtigung des russischen Reiches (1891) (Railway map of Eastern Europe, with special emphasis on the Russian Empire) E. Gourdoux; Bibliotheque national de France
Scale is 1:2,500,000
The width of this map is ~30 German miles or ~138 US miles
Map Source - Eisenbahn und verkehrsatias von Europa: Russland (1905) (Railway and Transport Atlas of Europe: Russia) - From the David Rumsey Collection
Scale is 1:2,000,000
the width of this map is about 100 miles
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