38 10 510 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reign of Mengli Giray Khan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1467-01-01 / 1474-01-01 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Core Description An account of the resource The fondy and delo from which the documentary core of the project are drawn. The archival materials were accessed over the course of a series of visits to Russia and Ukraine between 2003 and 2011. Archival document Archive State Archive of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Location The location of the interview Fond 799, opis' 1, delo 350 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reports "on the composition of the lands and gardens of Tavrida Province held as quitrent properties" Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived State Archive of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea fond 799, opis' 1, delo 350 Description An account of the resource The reports were compiled by the provincial government (such as it was) between 1791 and 1794. There are nine reports in the delo, running 123 listy (146 pages): <ol> <li>Report on state fruit gardens and vineyards at Ai-Dere, with notes on previous owners</li> <li>Description of state gardens located in the Kutly valley showing the number of desiatinas or square sazhens as well as the number of fruit trees and grape vines</li> <li>Description of state gardens located in the Kozy valley showing the number of desiatinas or square sazhens as well as the number of fruit trees and grape vines</li> <li>Description of state gardens located in the Sudak valley showing the number of desiatinas or square sazhens as well as the number of fruit trees and grape vines</li> <li>Description of state gardens located in the Otuz valley showing the number of desiatinas or square sazhens as well as the number of fruit trees and grape vine</li> <li>Report on state fruit gardens and vineyards on the Tavridan Black Sea coast</li> <li>Report on the fitness of state properties in Feodosiia district consisting of gardens, meadows, and mills in various villages left behind by Christian immigrants to Russia and by Tatars who fled abroad, all of which were leased to Kart Seit Chelebi, a third-guild merchant of Simferopol'</li> <li>Report on the fitness of state properties in Perekop district consisting of gardens, meadows, and mills in various villages left behind by Christian immigrants to Russia and by Tatars who fled abroad, all of which were leased to Kart Seit Chelebi, a third-guild merchant of Simferopol'</li> <li>Report on the fitness of state properties in Evpatoriia district consisting of gardens, meadows, and mills in various villages left behind by Christian immigrants to Russia and by Tatars who fled abroad, all of which were leased to Kart Seit Chelebi, a third-guild merchant of Simferopol'</li> <li>Report on the fitness of state properties in Simferopol' district consisting of gardens, meadows, and mills in various villages left behind by Christian immigrants to Russia and by Tatars who fled abroad, all of which were leased to Kart Seit Chelebi, a third-guild merchant of Simferopol'</li> <li>Report on state gardens and vineyards located along the Belbek, Kacha, and Alma rivers</li> </ol> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1791-1794 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/beautifulspaces/original/fa31f4884765bc82eb6e472c832acfae.jpg c52d7fa23ee3921c3859c3a9d327ba4a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Demidov's Voyage Illustrations Description An account of the resource Illustrations from a volume held at the John Hay Library, Brown University Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anatole de Demidoff Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Voyage dans la Russie Meridionale et la Crimee Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context demidov-voyage Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 56 cm Repository John Hay Library, Brown University Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Return from the Fountain Description An account of the resource Crimean Tatar women walk with jugs of water toward a house in the distance. A pregnant woman in the foreground wears a head covering; the younger women wear skullcaps (tiubeteikas) - all but the bareheaded women with a jug balanced on her right shoulder. All are barefoot but adorned with belts and embroidered garments. A second group of women remains at the fountain, deep in conversation. Derekoi (near Yalta); 26 October 1837 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Anatolii Demidov, Album du Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, La Valachie et la Moldavie>, ed. Ernest Bourdin (Paris, 1838) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Denis Auguste Marie Raffet Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Image courtesy of the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library domestic life fountains landscape lithograph Tatar culture water women Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Core Description An account of the resource The fondy and delo from which the documentary core of the project are drawn. The archival materials were accessed over the course of a series of visits to Russia and Ukraine between 2003 and 2011. Archival Record Group (фонд) Russian state archives are organized into fondy (фонды), or record groups. Record groups are then organized into one or more inventories (opisi, описи). Each fond, inventory, and document within the inventory, is assigned an identification code. Repository Russian State Historical Archive Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RGIA f. 1343, op. 51: Heraldry Department of the Imperial Senate Description An account of the resource Rodoslovnye knigi (noble registers) and inventories of individuals included in the dvorianstvo (nobility), 1683-1917 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Heraldry Department of the Imperial Senate Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1683-1917 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/beautifulspaces/original/9be3338f55cded84e9f01f082edb62c2.jpg b565b4477e0505078e163d8fefbd7496 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bossoli's Album Description An account of the resource The talents of Carlo Bossoli (1815-1884), a Swiss-born Italian artist who spent his youth in Odessa, attracted the attention of no less a figure than Count Mikhail Vorontsov, governor-general of New Russia and Bessarabia. Vorontsov commissed a series of views of Odessa, which Bossoli executed with success. Between 1840 and 1842 Bossoli lived on Vorontsov's estate at Alupka, using it as a base for exploring the peninsula in its entirety. He produced the album from which these watercolors are taken just as the Crimean War was breaking out in 1853. The timing was auspicious and Bossoli's publisher (Day & Son, lithographers to the Queen) was quite pleased with <a title="the view from London" href="/items/show/615" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the resulting buzz</a>. Bossoli's album is a rarity: no more than 500 copies were printed in 1856. The album consisted of 52 watercolors and pastels. The images shown here were digitized and graciously made available by the Gordon Library at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. They are available here for educational, non-commercial purposes only. Interestingly enough, a bilingual edition (Russian and English) was reproduced in Kiev in 2003. The publication was made possible by 1) the Republican Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, 2) the Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and 3) the vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The editors of the 2003 volume had high hopes that Crimea "should become an integral historical-cultural and natural preserve and prosper in the unity of nations living on its land." From their perspective, Bossoli's paintings "show the Crimea as an infinitely beautiful, well-developed, and happy land..."  See for yourself.<hr /> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bossoli-paintings Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 of 34 leaves of colored plates Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 56 cm Repository Gordon Library, Worcester Polytechnic Institute [<a href="http://gordonlibrary.wpi.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=6520" target="_blank">go to the record</a>] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource River Salgir Description An account of the resource View of the Salgir river, not far from "the village of Mahmud Sultan" according to Bossoli's notes. The Salgir river is the longest river in Crimea. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Carlo Bossoli, The beautiful scenery and chief places of interest throughout the Crimea from paintings (London: Day & Son, 1856) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carlo Bossoli Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1844 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Image courtesy of Preservation, Curation and Archives, Gordon Library, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landscape lithograph mountains river Tatar culture https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/beautifulspaces/original/300043382e1a4ac385d676c779cea3ea.jpg c2740e4fb377cfafb36dd8d624aeb04f https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/beautifulspaces/original/92439ccf67cd7e7cc6421f553be39daf.jpg 22523eca696d52a50fef34f95bc85955 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Uvarov's Antiquities Description An account of the resource This collection contains six images from the volume published by <a href="/items/show/567" target="_self">Count A. S. Uvarov</a> under the title<a href="http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/sobranie-kart-i-risunkov-k-izledovaniam-o-drevnostiakh-iuzhnoi-rossii-i-beregov#/?tab=about"><img style="float: right;" src="http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=1507200&t=w" alt="" height="300" /></a> <a title="go to the Item" href="/items/show/585" target="_self">Collection of maps and drawings for the study of the antiquities of Southern Russia and the Shores of the Black Sea</a>. In part, this was the illustrated companion to Uvarov's <a title="bibliographic citation" href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/beautiful_spaces/items/itemKey/CFKJ3VJZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recherches sur les antiquités de la Russie méridionale et des côtes de la mer Noire</a> - the written result of the expedition commissioned in 1847. Uvarov's charge came from Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg, President of the Imperial Academy of Arts and of the newly-established (1846) <a title="read about the history of archaeological societies in Russia described in the Brokhaus-Efron Encyclopedia" href="https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%A1%D0%91%D0%95/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Imperial Archaeological Society</a>. He was to conduct research at any and all sites "mentioned by the ancient writers" from the mouth of the Danube to the mouth of the Phasis (Rioni) in Georgia, and to pay attention to the disposition of burial mounds throughout the region. Points 4 though 10 of the expedition instruction are an excellent thumbnail sketch of the significance of the Black Sea littoral from the vantage point of mid-19th century archaeologists (and their patrons): <blockquote>4. To determine the elevation of ancient places for which there are no good plans; 5. To study the remains and ruins to be found in the Crimean interior, notably along the Salgir, Belbek, and Mangush rivers; 6. Apart from antiquities of the classical period, to make inquiries into the antiquities of all time periods, including those of the Scythians, Byzantines, Tatars, Genoese, and Russians; 7. To collect all the ancient inscriptions, known or unknown, making copies or imprints of them; 8. To verify [Paul] DuBrux's claims about Nymphaea (Kara Bouroum); 9. To visit the museums at Nikolaief, Theodosie, and Odessa, and the antiquities found at the church at Taman; 10. Sepulchres of several Scythian kings are said to exist along the north coast of the Putrid Sea: to see whether these claims have any foundation...<a title="bibliographic citation" href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/beautiful_spaces/items/itemKey/CFKJ3VJZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a></blockquote> Uvarov did not fulfill the instruction. At least, not in print. His Recherches, published in 1855, opens with allusions to extenuating circumstances but also to his decision to exercise discretion, before going on to describe the course of the Dnepr from the famous rapids to Nicopolis (chapter 1), and Olbia and the mouth of the Bug River (chapter 2). Uvarov spent a good deal of time on excavations in Tavrida province in 1853-1854, but the geogrpahical spread of the maps and views included in the volume of illustrations, which was published four years earlier, suggests that Uvarov had in fact made his way through the entire littoral as it was mapped out for him in the expedition instruction. Perhaps, when it came down to it, he simply preferred digging to writing. Contents of the 1851 Collection: Dnepr River: 4 views, 1 map, 1 illustration of artifacts Ol'viia: 3 views, 2 maps, 11 illustrations Berezan: 1 map Koblevka:1 view, 1 map Odessa: 1 map Lusdorf: 1 map Dnestr (near Malakhovaia) 1 map Akkerman: 2 views, 1 illustration Ochakov: 1 illustration Kiliia: 1 illustration Kartal: 2 views, 1 map  Simferopol: 2 views  Bakla Kaia: 1 view Bakhchisarai: 2 views Chufut-Kale: 1 view, 1 illustration Tepekermen: 1 view Siuiren & Cherkes-Kermen: 1 illustration Mangup: 5 views, 2 illustrations Cherkes-Kermen: 3 views Khersones: 1 map, 2 illustrations Ai-Todor: 1 view Balaklava: 1 map Limena-Kale: 1 view Gurzuf: 1 view Eski-Krym: 2 views Temriuk: 1 view, 1 map Stantsiia Sennaia: 1 view Aftanizovka: 1 view Titarovka: 1 view Credit for the production of the illustrations goes not to Uvarov, but to the artist who travelled with him, M. Vebel'. The lithography is by François Joseph Dupressoir. V. Darleng printed the images.  <hr /> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uvarov-antiquities Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 of 69 plates Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 71 cm Repository Slavic and East European Collections, The New York Public Library; New York Public Library Digital Collections (<a href="http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-7abf-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99" target="_blank">go to the record</a>) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruins of the Khan's Crypt Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Aleksei Sergeevich Uvarov, Sobranie kart i risunkov k izledovaniam o drevnostiakh IUzhnnoi Rossii i beregov CHernago Moria (1851) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Drawn from nature by M. Vebel' Lithography by François Joseph Dupressoir Printed by V. Darleng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1848-1851 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital image courtesy of the New York Public Library Description An account of the resource Chromolithograph of a crypt of an unknown khan. French title: "Ruins of the sepulchral cave of the khans". burial site crypt lithograph monument ruin Tatar culture https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/beautifulspaces/original/9517a0c1e2bb0c5a45e044308bee5866.jpg f5f45b8b3782da94bf82db9cdd0ed377 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/beautifulspaces/original/41a96deca24c5485ec50be8d928b3cb7.jpg 57f14885c7e09a80ac0abc9ebf407c8d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Uvarov's Antiquities Description An account of the resource This collection contains six images from the volume published by <a href="/items/show/567" target="_self">Count A. S. Uvarov</a> under the title<a href="http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/sobranie-kart-i-risunkov-k-izledovaniam-o-drevnostiakh-iuzhnoi-rossii-i-beregov#/?tab=about"><img style="float: right;" src="http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=1507200&t=w" alt="" height="300" /></a> <a title="go to the Item" href="/items/show/585" target="_self">Collection of maps and drawings for the study of the antiquities of Southern Russia and the Shores of the Black Sea</a>. In part, this was the illustrated companion to Uvarov's <a title="bibliographic citation" href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/beautiful_spaces/items/itemKey/CFKJ3VJZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recherches sur les antiquités de la Russie méridionale et des côtes de la mer Noire</a> - the written result of the expedition commissioned in 1847. Uvarov's charge came from Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg, President of the Imperial Academy of Arts and of the newly-established (1846) <a title="read about the history of archaeological societies in Russia described in the Brokhaus-Efron Encyclopedia" href="https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%A1%D0%91%D0%95/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Imperial Archaeological Society</a>. He was to conduct research at any and all sites "mentioned by the ancient writers" from the mouth of the Danube to the mouth of the Phasis (Rioni) in Georgia, and to pay attention to the disposition of burial mounds throughout the region. Points 4 though 10 of the expedition instruction are an excellent thumbnail sketch of the significance of the Black Sea littoral from the vantage point of mid-19th century archaeologists (and their patrons): <blockquote>4. To determine the elevation of ancient places for which there are no good plans; 5. To study the remains and ruins to be found in the Crimean interior, notably along the Salgir, Belbek, and Mangush rivers; 6. Apart from antiquities of the classical period, to make inquiries into the antiquities of all time periods, including those of the Scythians, Byzantines, Tatars, Genoese, and Russians; 7. To collect all the ancient inscriptions, known or unknown, making copies or imprints of them; 8. To verify [Paul] DuBrux's claims about Nymphaea (Kara Bouroum); 9. To visit the museums at Nikolaief, Theodosie, and Odessa, and the antiquities found at the church at Taman; 10. Sepulchres of several Scythian kings are said to exist along the north coast of the Putrid Sea: to see whether these claims have any foundation...<a title="bibliographic citation" href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/beautiful_spaces/items/itemKey/CFKJ3VJZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a></blockquote> Uvarov did not fulfill the instruction. At least, not in print. His Recherches, published in 1855, opens with allusions to extenuating circumstances but also to his decision to exercise discretion, before going on to describe the course of the Dnepr from the famous rapids to Nicopolis (chapter 1), and Olbia and the mouth of the Bug River (chapter 2). Uvarov spent a good deal of time on excavations in Tavrida province in 1853-1854, but the geogrpahical spread of the maps and views included in the volume of illustrations, which was published four years earlier, suggests that Uvarov had in fact made his way through the entire littoral as it was mapped out for him in the expedition instruction. Perhaps, when it came down to it, he simply preferred digging to writing. Contents of the 1851 Collection: Dnepr River: 4 views, 1 map, 1 illustration of artifacts Ol'viia: 3 views, 2 maps, 11 illustrations Berezan: 1 map Koblevka:1 view, 1 map Odessa: 1 map Lusdorf: 1 map Dnestr (near Malakhovaia) 1 map Akkerman: 2 views, 1 illustration Ochakov: 1 illustration Kiliia: 1 illustration Kartal: 2 views, 1 map  Simferopol: 2 views  Bakla Kaia: 1 view Bakhchisarai: 2 views Chufut-Kale: 1 view, 1 illustration Tepekermen: 1 view Siuiren & Cherkes-Kermen: 1 illustration Mangup: 5 views, 2 illustrations Cherkes-Kermen: 3 views Khersones: 1 map, 2 illustrations Ai-Todor: 1 view Balaklava: 1 map Limena-Kale: 1 view Gurzuf: 1 view Eski-Krym: 2 views Temriuk: 1 view, 1 map Stantsiia Sennaia: 1 view Aftanizovka: 1 view Titarovka: 1 view Credit for the production of the illustrations goes not to Uvarov, but to the artist who travelled with him, M. Vebel'. The lithography is by François Joseph Dupressoir. V. Darleng printed the images.  <hr /> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uvarov-antiquities Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 of 69 plates Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 71 cm Repository Slavic and East European Collections, The New York Public Library; New York Public Library Digital Collections (<a href="http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-7abf-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99" target="_blank">go to the record</a>) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruins of the Mosque of Sultan Baybars View of the Mosque of Sultan Bibars Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Aleksei Sergeevich Uvarov, Sobranie kart i risunkov k izledovaniam o drevnostiakh IUzhnnoi Rossii i beregov CHernago Moria (1851) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Drawn from nature by M. Vebel' Lithography by François Joseph Dupressoir Printed by V. Darleng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1848-1851 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital image courtesy of the New York Public Library Description An account of the resource Chromolithograph of a mosque built by Sultan Baybars (d. 1277) of Egypt. Baybars, one of the great Mamluk sultans, was likely a Kipchak Turk born in the Pontic steppe. He maintained close diplomatic ties with the Kipchak Khanate (also known as the Golden Horde), which controlled Crimea from the late thirteenth century to the mid fifteenth century, and commissioned the building of this mosque in Solhat (as Eski Krym was then known). <a href="http://dighist.fas.harvard.edu/projects/beautifulspaces/neatline/fullscreen/the-mosque-of-sultan-baybars" target="_blank">Go to the annotated image.</a> architecture burial site gravestones Islam lithograph mosque ruin Tatar culture Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annotations Description An account of the resource Collections of the annotations used to reflect upon, expand upon, contextualize, link, or question the content of the site. Each annotation is linked to the material that inspired it via Item Relations. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context annotations Annotation notes on Items, Pages, etc. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruins repurposed Description An account of the resource On June 28, 1784 Potemkin ordered Governor Igelstrom to build a house for him in Akmechet using every salvageable bit of the pleasure palace of Aşlama (Я оный вашему попечению препоручаю, рекомендуя употребить для сего построения, все что можно из Ашламыа). Aşlama was the khan's residence outside Bahcesaray, built by Christian laborers at the order of Krym Giray Khan. (See ZOOID I, 377.) Potemkin also ordered the construction of a house in Karasubazar, in which Baron Igel'strom was to live. It was to be large, with a gallery and strong floors. It is to be built "in the Asian manner." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ZOOID 12: 301-302 Karasubazar ruin Simferopol Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of Antiquity Description An account of the resource Crimea was (and still is) uniquely studded with fallen slabs, old foundations, ancient walls, gravestones, and mounds of earth that have grown incrementally over the years to cover the bones of past lives. On my first visit to Sevastopol a friend explained that every good rain dislodged chards of pottery, the occasional coin, and other sundry treasures. And sure enough, when we went trekking in the mountains above Laspi later that week - keeping a sharp eye out for wild boar - I found three small bits of pottery, the edges worn smooth but the greens and blues of their surfaces still vivid. My friend chuckled and dismissed them as insignificant - the pieces dated to the fourteenth or maybe fifteenth century, after all - but I savored the extraordinary feeling of that small weight in my palm, sun-warm and heavy with historical memory. In 1837 the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg published a remarkable study On the Antiquities of the Southern Coast of Crimea and the Tavridan Mountains. The book's author, Peter Keppen, spent 5 years living in Crimea while serving as assistant to the chief of silk production (shelkovodstvo). During that time he traveled almost obsessively, collecting material for his geographical and archaeological projects. In the dedication (addressed, of course, to Tsar Nicholas I), Keppen describes Crimea as "the most charming of all the countries prospering" under Romanov rule. His book lovingly documents the location, history, and status of inscribed stones, marble columns, churches, and tombstones, but the bulk of material details defensive towers and walls. Keppen saw Crimea - in antiquity - as a territory divided between a savage, predatory north and a luxuriously beautiful south hemmed in by the Tauride (or Tavridan) mountains on one side and the Black Sea on the other. The fortified line that separated one from the other was, to him, one of the two organizing features of Crimean space (or of its antique space anyway). The second feature was sedimentation. Keppen was acutely aware of the way in which the passage of time imprinted itself on the landscape. At one point he describes finding the remains of an ancient fortification with thick walls of "wild stone" on the heights of Ayudag. "And is it surprising?" Keppen asks. "One must remember that this place has not been inhabited since 1475. And since then the spring sun has warmed the mountain tops and new growth has sprung from the depths of the earth no fewer than 360 times. 360 times over autumn storms have torn the leaves from trees and ripped the grasses, each year creating a new layer to cover any traces of human existence!"(170) Keppen would tell you that to see Crimea, one had to dig.  This collection contains all of the sites (though not all of the individual stones!) discussed in On the Antiquities of the Southern Coast. It includes 4 mausoleums, 9 Greek churches, and 58 fortifications. Each and every one was a ruin even before Keppen laid eyes on it.  Related gallery: <a href="http://dighist.fas.harvard.edu/projects/beautifulspaces/collections/show/19" target="_self">Uvarov's Antiquities</a> Related narrations: <a href="http://dighist.fas.harvard.edu/projects/beautifulspaces/collections/show/37" target="_self">Among the Ruins</a> & <a href="http://dighist.fas.harvard.edu/projects/beautifulspaces/collections/show/40" target="_self">A Monumental Inscription </a>Related source map: <a href="http://dighist.fas.harvard.edu/projects/beautifulspaces/item/898" target="_blank">Keppen's Antiquities</a><hr /> Antiquity Building or item from the past. In most contexts, an antiquity belongs to the ancient, classical, or possibly medieval period. In Crimea and in the Russian south more broadly, archaeologists and collectors used the term to describe the material legacy of the ancient Greeks, Byzantines, Genoese, Karaims, Ottomans, and Crimean Tatars who inhabited the region prior to Russian conquest. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruskofil Kale Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Petr Keppen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Petr Keppen, O drevnostiakh IUzhnago Berega Kryma i Gor Tavricheskikh (Sankt Peterburg, 1837) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837 Description An account of the resource Keppen's Tatar companions told him that this was the site (on the Nikita mys) of a monastery. Keppen approached from the state garden to the east and immediately saw the remains of a wall and further down the cave known as Khale Khoba (Kale Koba), 10 sazhens above the water line. Interested, Keppen consulted "old and new" plans of Nikita dacha, both of which named the ruin Ruskofil Kale. Keppen conjectures that the key to the whereabouts of the lost site of Fulla, mentioned in church sources as having been incorporated into the diocese of Sudak in the 12th century, was here, embedded in the name Ruskofil/Ruskoful. The site also bears the name Kastropulo. (178-179) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Stanford Library copy of Keppen's work was digitized by Google Books. cartographic evidence cave church fortification ruin Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Russia annexes the Crimean Khanate Description An account of the resource On April 8, 1783, Empress Catherine II announced the annexation of the Khanate of Crimea to the Russian Empire Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1783-04-08