The Shubert military-topographic map (sheet XXVII-7, c. 1870s) is draped over an SRTM digital elevation model. Rotate the model to see how the valley of the Markivka cuts between the hills of the Podolian plateau.
Drag to rotate · Scroll/pinch to zoom · Vertical exaggeration: 2.5×
| Terrain | |
|---|---|
| Hatching | Denser strokes = steeper slope (the hachures technique) |
| White areas | Flat watersheds — arable land (200–300 m) |
| Dark incisions | River valleys and ravines, drop of up to 100 m |
| Abbreviations on the map | |
| м. | мѣстечко — small town |
| с. | село — village |
| д. | деревня — small village |
| х. | хуторъ — isolated farmstead |
| пр. | приходъ — parish (church district) |
| кл. | кладбище — cemetery |
| к. | корчма — roadside inn |
| мл. | мельница — mill |
| ○ with a flag | windmill |
| ⚙ on water | watermill |
| п. | пасѣка — apiary |
| кош. | кошара — sheepfold |
| госп. д. | господскій дворъ — landowner's manor |
| овч. | овчарня — sheep barn |
| сл. | слобода — settlement (e.g. Сл. Шляхетская — a szlachta sloboda) |
| каз. | казарма — barracks or guard post |
| + | Orthodox church or Roman Catholic church |
| number | number of households in a settlement (e.g. м. Мясковка 722 — 722 households) |
The terrain around Miastkivka is a typical Podolian landscape: deeply incised river valleys between flat watersheds. The Markivka (Shumylivka) flows from north to south toward the Dniester, carving a valley 80–100 m deep. Numerous ravines on both banks provided a natural defense for settlements.
The «Shubert map» slider lets you fade smoothly between the historical map and a modern satellite image — compare how the built environment has changed over 150 years.
Military-topographic map of the Russian Empire (the Shubert map), sheet XXVII-7. Scale ~1:126,000. Surveyed in the 1860s–1870s. Terrain — SRTM (NASA), resolution ~30 m. Vertical exaggeration: 2.5×.