Ukraine: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Akkerman) and Dniester liman; antique map 1880. #127 |
Small map titled Akkerman et liman du Dnestr, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression. Overall size approx. 21 x 16.5 cm, image size approx. 14 x 11 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Cartographer is Charles Perron.
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Ukrainian: Бі́лгород-Дністро́вський,
romanized: Bílhorod-Dnistróvskyy; Romanian: Cetatea Albă; Russian:
Бе́лгород-Днестро́вский, romanized: Bélgorod-Dnestróvskiy), historically known
as Akkerman (Turkish: Akkerman) or under different names, is a city,
municipality and port situated on the right bank of the Dniester Liman (on the
Dniester estuary leading to the Black Sea) in Odessa Oblast of southwestern
Ukraine, in the historical region of Budjak. It also serves as the
administrative center of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, one of seven districts of
Odessa Oblast. It is a location of a big freight seaport. Population: 48,197
(2021 est.)