O sursă cartografică pentru Brăila anului 1828 – Planul Petuhov

Abstract

This study aims to present a Russian plan of Braila from 1828, a plan created by officer Petuhov. It is a precious and detailed cartographic source for the history of Ottoman Braila, containing a lot of previously unknown toponyms, mainly names of streets, mosques, gates and roads. Throughout this study, the context for the appearance of the cartographic source, as well as the details found in it, are discussed. Moreover, the legend is translated and a copy of the plan it is published towards the end of the study.