Plan of the town of Bakhmut (1st ed), Yekaterinoslav Province (PSZ Town Plans)

Plan of the town of Bakhmut (1st ed), Yekaterinoslav Province

urban history

The core features of Bakhmut are arrayed along a line running east-west through the center, perpendicular to the river. The Orthodox churches are located outside this central space of bureaucracy and trade.

Orientation: east (north is on the left)

Take Note! 1) The blacksmiths are located near the Kharkov road; 2) The public scales near the merchant rows suggest that trade plays a significant role in city life.

Does a River Run Through It? Sure does. The Bakhmut River runs through the center of town, flowing north.

Live Like a Local! Stroll the tree-lined neighborhoods along the river.

Polnoe Sobranie Zakonov Rossiiskoi Imperii (sobranie pervoe), Kniga chertezhei i risunkov (plany gorodov) [Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire (first collection), Book of drawings and illustrations (town plans)], Sanktpeterburg: v Tipografii II Otdeleniia Sobstvennoi E. I. V. Kantseliarii, 1839.

Copies of the Book of Drawing and Illustrations can be found in several academic and research libraries. The Russian National Library provides open access to a digitized version.

Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill

Russian

1823

Bakhmut (Бахмут)

Yekaterinoslav Province (Екатеринославская губерния)

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