Novotorzhsky district of the Tver province (Torzhoksky district) is located in the north-west of the Kalininsky district of the region and has an advantageous location in terms of the passage of the most important St. Petersburg highway.

The General Survey Plans (PGM) of Novotorzhsky district show in detail all settlements, terrain, roads and other objects of interest to any search engine or treasure hunter.

The PGM of Novotorzhsky district is divided into 4 (four) parts. This is the most important document of the late 1720s, defining land plots, their sizes and boundaries. All General Survey Plans are extremely useful for both experienced and novice treasure hunters.

Schematic maps of roads of the Tver province (1912)

Another informative archive with maps can now be found at the link below. This is a graphic supplement to the publication of the Tver provincial zemstvo "Statistical and economic study of dirt roads in the Tver province (1912)".

In total, the archive contains 12 schematic maps of roads in the Tver Province by county: Tverskoy, Korchevsky, Kalyazinsky, Kashinsky, Bezhetsky, Vesyegonsky, Vyshnevolotsky, Ostashkovsky, Rzhevsky, Zubtsovsky, Staritsky, Novotorzhsky.

I hope the archiver will be useful to treasure hunters in selecting potential places to search. And, I think, road maps are especially relevant in the summer, because... There is grass in the fields, but walking along the roads makes sense.

Maps of the Tver province of the early 20th century

An interesting archive with maps of the Tver province of the early 20th century. The archive suggests six cards starting in 1900 and ending with one of the first maps of the R.S.F.S.R. - 1918.

Various maps, including the “Archaeological Map of the Remains of Antiquity and Antiquity of the Tver Province”, published by the Tver Registration Archival Commission. It is on this map that particularly ancient places and tracts known at the beginning of the 20th century are indicated.

In each map, a lover of instrumental search in our area will be able to find some useful information for himself, especially since these maps are not as popular as, for example, the Mende or Strelbitsky maps. In addition, comparing these maps with popular maps can provide more complete information about the locations and characteristics of objects.

At the time of its formation, the Tver province included 9 districts: Bezhetsky, Vyshnevolotsky, Zubtsovsky, Kashinsky, Novotorzhsky, Ostashkovsky, Rzhevsky, Staritsky, Tverskoy.
In 1803, the districts abolished during the formation of the province were recreated: Vesyegonsky, Kalyazinsky and Korchevsky.
This administrative division existed without changes until 1918.

Topographic maps

1. Plans for the General Land Survey of the late 18th century. Scale in 1 inch - 1 verst (1cm - 420m) and in 1 inch - 2 versts (1cm - 840m)

Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m) and 1 inch - 2 versts (1 cm - 840 m)

Year of topographic survey: 1785 - 1792

Description:

The maps are detailed, not topographical, these are the very first detailed maps in the history of cartography, the relief is perfectly depicted on the plans, small objects, villages, hamlets, hamlets are marked, mills, graveyards, etc. are indicated, these are the best maps for searching for coins and relics .
The following counties of this province are available:
* Bezhetsk district
* Vesyegonsky district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m)
* Vyshnevolozhsk district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m) (2,3,4 parts);
* Zubtsovsky district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m);
* Kalyazinsky district
* Kashinsky district Scale 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m);
* Kashinsky district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m);
* Krasnokholmsky district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m);
* Korchevsky district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m);
* Novotorzhsky district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m);
* Rzhevsky district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m);
* Staritsky district Scale 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m).

3. Map of the Tver province from the atlas of 1827.

Year of topographic survey: 1843

Description:

The maps are not very detailed; they are well suited for historians, local historians and treasure hunters for determining the boundaries of counties. large villages and churches are indicated. Color map from the atlas of 32 provinces, map appendix: coat of arms of the province. Sample map.

Year of topographic survey: 1850

Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m)

Description:

This map contains both disappeared and existing villages, hamlets, villages, roads and much more, the map is detailed and is very popular among search engines. Covers the entire province.

Year of topographic survey: 1850

Scale: 2 versts in an inch (1 cm - 840 m)

Description:

This map contains both disappeared and existing villages, hamlets, villages, roads and much more, the map is detailed and is very popular among search engines. 1. Assembly sheet.
2. Economic notes to the map of Mende of the Tver province. Boundary description of the Tver province of the Kalyazin district to the Atlas of this province under the supervision of Major General A.I. Mende1855

7. Topographic map of Tver province I.A. Strelbitsky 1865-1871

Year of topographic survey: 1865-1871

Scale: 10 versts in an inch 1:420,000 (1 cm - 4.2 km).

Description:

On this map there are currently disappeared settlements, farms, villages and hamlets, all roads, inns, taverns, springs and wells as well as mosques and churches are indicated, one of the best maps for a cop.
The Tver province includes sheets 42, 43, 56, 57. Fragment of the map. Collection sheet.

8. Military topographic map of 1865

Year of topographic survey: 1865

Scale: 3 versts in inch - (1 cm - 1260 m).

Description:

Schubert military topographic map. One of the best and most loved maps by search engines. It shows all the smallest details: villages, farmsteads, inns, barns, wells, small roads, etc. Topographic surveys are available only for neighboring provinces. Fragment of the map.
Scale: 3 versts in inch - (1 cm - 1260 m). Collection sheet.

Year of topographic survey: 1925 - 1945

Scale: 1:100 000

Description:

Topographic maps of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army 1925 - 1945.
The map shows the positions of our troops and enemy troops (units, combat positions).
Detailed maps with all villages and farmsteads (including those destroyed during the Second World War), mills, crossings, churches, factories and other small objects.
A total of 76 sheets for the entire region.
Collection sheet.

Year of topographic survey: 1941

Scale: 1:100 000

Description:

Covers the Seliger region. Settlements included in the maps: Sushchevo, Zaluchye, Orekhovka, Tarasov Moss Swamp, Lake Seliger, Zaborye, Dubrovsky Moss, Molvotitsy, Demyansk, Lake Glubokoe, Polovo, Vatolino, Steep Streams, Zhiryane, Staritsa, Zhelonka. Fragment of the map.

14. Map of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army 1941 - 1942.

Year of topographic survey: 1941 - 1942

Scale: 1:200 000

Description:

Collection of maps of the Red Army 1941-42. (about 700 MB, maps cover parts of the Kalinin and Moscow regions)
The map shows the positions of our troops and enemy troops
Scale 1:200,000
Maps showing settlements (including those destroyed during the war), dirt roads, clearings, churches, there are also exiles, ruins, mines, factories and much more. The maps are equipped with a coordinate grid, all maps with combat positions marked.
Prefabricated sheet
Map fragment

15. Map of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army 1935 - 1937.

Year of topographic survey: 1935 - 1937

Scale: 1:500 000

Description:

Topographic maps of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army 1935 - 1937.
The positions of the owls are shown on the map. troops and troops of Germany, the situation 1941-42. (headquarters, dugouts, firing points, military equipment, combat positions).
Maps with villages and farmsteads (including those destroyed during the war), bridges, crossings, churches, factories and other small objects; the list of objects is described in detail in the legend to the map.
Compilation sheet The map covers the entire Baltics, northern, central and southern Europe. Volume - 4.5 GB (one DVD)
Map fragments - Fragment 1 Fragment 2 Fragment 3 Fragment 4
General view of one of the map plans.

Year of topographic survey: 1941-1942

Scale: 1:250,000 (2.5 km in 1 cm.)

Year: 19-20 centuries

Description:

Statistical yearbook of the Tver province for 1903 and 1904. Class of 21906 A. Dmitriev
Collection of materials for the history of the Tver provincial zemstvo. Volume 1 L.F. Vinogradov 1883
A brief description of the state of the Tver province, based on a comparison of statistical data from 1783 and 1846 1847
Volga. From Tver to Astrakhan Printing house of Hohenfelden and Co. 1862
Proceedings of the second regional Tver archaeological congress of 1903 1906
Chronicle of the events in Tver of the Tver merchant Mikhail Tyulpin 1762-1823. 1902
General considerations for the Tver region 1873
Description of the Tver province in agricultural terms Preobrazhensky V.A.1854
Historical and statistical description of the Tver province Volume 1V.Pokrovsky1879
About the Novgorod-Tver border in connection with the direction of the Novgorod railways Ovsyannikov N.N.1903
Tver district in the 16th century Lappo I.I.1893
Index to Tver antiquity. Compiled by N.N. Ovsyannikov for the Tver Regional Archaeological Congress in 1903. N.N. Ovsyannikov1903
Complete collection of Russian chronicles. A lithographic collection called the Tver Chronicle 1863
Extract from the Tver scribe books of Potap Narbekov and clerk Bogdan Fadeev Tver Scientific Archival Commission 1901
History of the Tver Principality Borzakovsky V.S.1876
Tver estates About 170 estates, ranging from small cozy mansions to majestic palaces with magnificent parks and ponds
Research on the history of the principalities of Rzhevsky and Fominsky N.D. Kvashnin-Samarin 1877
STATE LIST of historical and cultural monuments of the Tver region of local significance The monuments of the Toropetsky district, Penovsky district, Ostashkovsky district, Oleninsky district, Nelidovsky district, Zapadnodvinsky district, Zharkovsky district, Belsky district, Andreapolsky district are listed.
Collection of works relating to the history of the Tver region. Karmanov D.I. - 1893
Economic notes to the map of Mende of the Tver province. Boundary description of the Tver province of the Kalyazin district to the Atlas of this province under the supervision of Major General A.I. Mende1855
Charter of the Tver Society of Lovers of Archeology, History and Natural Sciences 1898
Historical and statistical description of the city of Ostashkov 1880
Historical and statistical description of the city of TorzhokHieromonk Iliodor 1860
Toropetsk antiquity from ancient times to the end of the 17th century. Research by Ivan Poboynin Moscow 1902

The collection is constantly updated

The Tver province was established under Paul the First in 1796 on lands belonging to the governorship of the same name. The Tver governorate, in turn, was established during the administrative reform of Catherine the Second in 1775 from lands that were previously part of the Tver province of St. Petersburg (formerly Ingermanland), then Novgorod province. Throughout the subsequent pre-revolutionary history of the Tver province, the composition of its counties and their borders changed several times - for example, under Paul the First in 1796, the counties of Vesyegonsky, Kalyazinsky, Korchevsky were abolished, again restored under Alexander the First (1802). After the territorial transformations of Alexander the First, the province remained within the boundaries he determined. The Tver region is slightly larger than the province, mainly due to the territories of the Belsky district of the Smolensk province and part of the Pskov province, annexed to the Tver region.

Throughout the Tver province in whole or in part
There are the following maps and sources:
(except for those indicated on the main page of the general
all-Russian atlases, where this province may also be)

Land survey map of Tver province(1778-1797) Land survey map - non-topographic (without indicating latitudes and longitudes), hand-drawn map of the late 18th century (after the redistribution of borders in 1775-78) on a scale of 1 inch = 2 versts 1cm=840m or 1 inch = 1 verst 1 cm = 420 m. As a rule, the county was drawn on the parts that are shown on the assembly sheet. In the Tver province, the RGADA has preserved mainly two-layout layouts of land surveying (not counting the most detailed plans of dachas).

Map of Mende Tver province(1850s) Map of Mende - topographical (indicating latitudes and longitudes), map of the late 1850s. For the Tver province there is a scale of 1 inch = 2 versts 1cm=840m and 1 inch = 1 verst 1 cm = 420 m. The maps are color, very detailed, broken down by county. The purpose of the map is to show the boundaries of land plots with location reference.

Modern borders of the Tver region somewhat different from pre-revolutionary ones, which is shown very schematically in the figure next to it.

Lists of settlements in 1862 of the Tver province This is a reference book that contains the following data on settlements: - is it a village, town or village, proprietary or state-owned (state) - at the well or at what river it is located - number of households, men and women separately - distance in miles from the district town and camp apartment (camp center) - notes containing the presence of churches, chapels, mills, fairs This material is not presented separately in counties on this website.