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Rare representations of Black Sea - i.e., maritime - wharves.
Wondering why there are wharves for seagoing ships with no sea in sight? It is a fair question. Kem sits at the mouth of the Kem River, where it flows into the White Sea.
The location of the wharf suggests that it is only in use when the Syzran River floods its banks in spring.
There were, of course, many other wharves in the imperial capital, but at this scale, the plan does not show them.
The wharf is on the right bank of the Volga. But open the full canvas and you will see right away that its location has more to do with the fact that it sits near the mouth of the Sengileika River. While the Sengileika is little more than a stream…
Located on the right bank of the Desna River
On the left bank of the Sura River
The wharves on the north end of town near the Admiralty complex must, then, be for "imparticular" purposes.