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Atlas sheet depicting Tavrida in 1792. At the time, the region was an oblast', rather than a guberniia.

Boundaries of the 6 uezdy of Tavrida province in 1792

This is the georeferenced image of Vil'brekht's Map of Tavrida(1792).As you can see in the attached images, the map overlays well on modern satellite imagery. The fit is less accurate along more complex stretches of coastline, such as that near…

A dacha composed of 1,663 desiatinas (4,491 acres), of which 84% was considered suitable for cultivation.

This dacha consisted of 4,706 desiatinas (12,690 acres) of land suitable for cultivation.

This dacha consisted of 2,904 desiatinas (the original grant was for 2,745 desiatinas, with 73% of that land suitable for cultivation).

No notes on the size or characteristics of the property included in the 1794 document. According to the original grant, the dacha consisted of 1,887 desiatinas (just over 5,000 acres) of land, 70% of which was suitable for cultivation.