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1837 Mykolaiv City Plan
12026-03-12T15:01:05-04:00Anastasiia Pereverten1dee3aa5075817eb04077dbae88a1030d7d4ebb491This plan of Mykolaiv is an Imperiia Project favorite. It shows the urban fabric of a Black Sea port city as it was in 1837. Vineyards, meat shops, barracks, market squares - they are all here, interspersed with Orthodox, Catholic, and Old Believer churches, an Armenian cathedral, and a Jewish synagogue. You can imagine the bustle and the currents of conversation in a dozen languages. But this week we want to draw your attention to the map itself as much as the place it represents. This map has a story to tell about those who make maps and those who treasure them. Most of all, it is a story that reminds us what is at stake when bombs threaten archives, libraries, and museums.plain2026-03-12T15:01:05-04:00Anastasiia Pereverten1dee3aa5075817eb04077dbae88a1030d7d4ebb4
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12026-02-19T12:59:49-05:00Paul Vadanf46fd2a7a6d2ab1ecca0ec13c84118eaf61facfaMap of the Week GalleryAnastasiia Pereverten44structured_gallery2026-04-23T17:21:08-04:00Anastasiia Pereverten1dee3aa5075817eb04077dbae88a1030d7d4ebb4