A Historic Place According to Historiography and Cartographic Sources Data (Example of the Medieval Muslim Cemetery “Bish-Balta”, the City of Kazan)
The information on the medieval settlement of Bish-Balt during the Khanate of Kazan, the transformation of its territory after its entry into the Moscow State and the place of the settlement in the history of shipbuilding of the Russian Empire is presented. The problems of historiography of this settlement in the Middle Ages and later period are considered. An overview of historical sources with recorded information about the settlement of Bish-Balta during the Kazan Khanate period is given. It is characterized by development of the nearby area during the foundation and operation of the Admiralty Sloboda in the city of Kazan. For the first time unknown cartographic materials are introduced into scientific circulation, the historical cartographic material on the history of the cultural heritage site “Muslim cemetery of the settlement of Bish-Balt” (XVI–XX centuries) is analyzed. The stages of localization of the cemetery on the maps and plans of the city from the first half of the XVIII to the first half of the XX century are traced.