In order not to get lost in the bright palette of colors when working with ancient maps, I present here the symbols that were used on maps of the Tsarist period in the 18th-19th centuries.
If you have anything to add/correct, write in the comments! Please do not pay attention to the non-Russian inscriptions in light squares. Photos were taken from a book in a foreign language. I havenβt figured out the original source yet. π
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β manor house
β monastery
β wooden church
β stone church
β cemetery
β heterodox cemetery
β stone chapel
β wooden chapel
β bulk shaft
β stone fence
β wooden fence or fence
β cast iron (rail) road
β road with stone embankment
β tree-lined road (alley)
β road with stone pavement
β road with wooden pavement
β arable land
β clean fallow (overgrown plot of land left uncultivated)
β fallow with forest and bushes
β pond arable land
β pasture
β pasture with forest and bushes
β wet pasture
β wet pasture with forest and bushes
β meadow
β wet meadow
β hummocky meadow
β dry meadow with forest and bushes
β rowing (a section of road through a swamp in the form of an embankment)
β small fascia
β large fascia
β post road
β large prochealka
β small country road
β cattle road
β trail
β winter road
β wet meadow with forest and bushes
β hay swamp
β clear swamp
β moss swamp
β swamp with forest and bushes
β swamp with reeds and reeds
β hummocky or tundra swamp
β steppe
β crevice steppe
β sand wall
β clayey steppe
β tundra
β pine timber in the forest
β pine timber in low-lying and wet areas
β pine wood forest in the forest
β pine firewood forest in wet and low-lying areas
β boron in dry/wet place
β spruce timber in a dry place
β spruce timber in a wet and low-lying place
β spruce firewood forest in a dry place
spruce firewood forest in a wet and low-lying place
β bush
β oak grove
β deciduous timber in a dry place
β deciduous timber in a wet place
β deciduous firewood forest in a dry place
β deciduous firewood forest in a wet place
β mixed timber in a dry place
β mixed timber in a wet place
β mixed firewood in a dry place
β mixed firewood in a wet place
β burnt forest/cut down forest
β state border
β provincial border
β county border
β parish border
β estate border
β unconfirmed border
β village border
β border disputed
β pine
β larch
β ate
β oaks
β beeches
β white beeches
β birch
β ligature
β maples
β ash
β alder
β poplars
β aspen
β linden
β willows
β hazel trees
β junipers
β deadwood
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