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A 1691 French map of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, depicting the city's old town neighborhood and castle, surrounded by the winding Smotrych River. It was originally part of Kievan Rus' and annexed into the First Polish Republic, but at the time of the map's creation, the city was part of Turkey. It shortly returned to Poland and later became part of the Russian Empire with the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. Map credit: Nicolas de Fer Recently featured: Lampides boeticus – Annie Oakley – L'Arc de Triomphe |
