Back in 1841, the second volume of the book *Journey into the Depths of Russia and Poland: Ukraine, Little Russia* was published. The author of this book was the renowned German geographer and traveler Johann Georg Kohl.
This
tireless traveler visited our beloved city in 1838. Curious readers can learn about his stay in Kharkiv and read translations of his memoirs in:
- Bagaley, D.I., Miller, D.P. A History of the City of Kharkiv: 250 Years of Its Existence. Vol. 2
- Masliychuk, V.L. Johann Georg Kohl and His Journey Through Ukraine, 1837–38 / V. Masliychuk // Proceedings of the Kharkiv Historical and Philological Society: New Series. – 2005. – Vol. 11. – pp. 215–244.
- Masliychuk, V. L. “Kharkiv University in 1838 in the Travel Notes of J. G. Kolya” // Problems of Periodization in History and the Historiographical Process: Kharkiv Historiographical Collection. – Kharkiv: NMTS “SD,” 2002. – Issue 5. – pp. 95–100.
- Memory of the Centuries. — 2006. — No. 2.
Well, today we invite you to take a look at a unique and very detailed map of the stalls in the city center during the Epiphany Fair, which the author included in the book itself…
Genealogist, founder of the "Alluring Kharkiv" Foundation and the "Kharkiv History Night" project
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