Plan of the provincial capital Chernigov
subject: urban history
description: The Desna River flows east to west along the southern edge of Chernigov and the existence of seasonal floodplains suggests that the river behaves badly each spring. Yet the cathedral, government offices, and a plethora of parish churches densify the southern end of town... as if they just couldn't resist the lure of the water. Read more about Chernigov - "Charm Town" - on the Guided Tour.
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Berezna, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
description: The Berezna plan models the typical placement of cemeteries: on the outskirts of town.
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Borzna, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Gorodnia, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Konotop, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Korop, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Krolevets, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Mglin, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Novgorod Severskii, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian

Plan of the town of Novoe Mesto, Chernigov Province
subject: urban history
source: 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.
publisher: 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.
contributor: Data extraction, translation, and annotation by Sierra Nota, Alex Dennett, and Kelly O'Neill
language: Russian