Apothecaries

Apothecaries have a geography all their own. (So says the map.)
And we have questions.  

For starters, could it be true that there were no apothecaries in the imperial capital or in other large towns?

Is it possible that they were, in fact, widespread and yet only made it "on the map" in a handful of locations? (Were they inconsequential? Or too obvious to bother documenting?)

Could it be that the men who created the plans for Moscow Province were the only ones who took note of them?

And what if we set aside the geographical distribution?  What can we learn about the internal geographies of Russian towns by paying attention to where the apothecaries are located?

Do they tend to occur in the center or the outskirts?

Are they in proximity to other sites related to health? trade? governance?

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"22. For the city apothecary" (Kiev)

The Kiev apothecary is located next to the post office.

"24. For the city apothecary" (Minsk)

The Minsk apothecary is just off the main city square.

"5. For the city apothecary" (Bronnitsy)

If you entered Bronnitsy from the south - the road to Kashira - you would come to the square allocated for the city apothecary. If you continued along the street, you would come to the main market square.

"4. For the city apothecary" (Podol)

This apothecary occupies a prime spot on the south side of the main town square.

An apothecary in the Meshchanskaia region on the north side of the second city of the empire.

Situated in the Basmannaia region on the west side of Moscow, not far from Haymarket Square.

"12. Square for the city apothecary" (Dmitrov)

The apothecary square is located on the east side of town, between the main government offices (to the west) and the stables (17) further east.

"8. Square for the city apothecary" (Klin)

Apothecary square is at the west entrance to Klin, near the road to Volokalamsk.

"10. Square for the city apothecary" (Volokolamsk)

Apothecary square is on the south side of town, near the road to Ruza.

"7. Square for the city apothecary" (Ruza)

This apothecary square is in the northwest corner of town.

"7. Square for the city apothecary" (Nikitsk)

The apothecary is located along the western wall of the town, south of the Pokhra River. Nikitsk has square in all four cardinal directions: there are general trading squares in the north and south, and a square for the sale of meat in the east,…

"7. Square for the city apothecary" (Voskresensk)

In Voskresensk the apothecary is not pushed out to the town walls but embedded in the main urban space, across from the salt shops.

"12. Square for the city apothecary" (Serpukhov)

Look closely and you will see that the apothecary square (in the northern part of town) is surrounded by a scattering of four small churches.

"5. For squares, one of which will have an apothecary" (Bogorodsk)

What a perfect expression of indecision on the part of the planners. They knew the apothecary would be centrally-located, dominating one of the symmetrically-placed squares that would flank the main market square (1). But would the apothecary end up…

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