Annotation: "Catherine the Great visited this area in 1787. Importantly, in wake of her visit to Tavrida, the region became of..." (Annotation)

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Annotation: "Catherine the Great visited this area in 1787. Importantly, in wake of her visit to Tavrida, the region became of..."

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Topographic map of Crimea (d7a8fa95-1952-4048-a278-993745352983)

From collection Harvard University, Harvard Map Collection, G7103_C7_1855_M8_Stitched

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Catherine the Great visited this area in 1787. Importantly, in wake of her visit to Tavrida, the region became of military and strategic diplomatic importance for both Ottoman and Russian forces. (O'Neill, 134)

IIIF Manifest