Consideration of cartographic materials as historical evidence on the history of Kazakhstan of the eighteenth – early twentieth centuries. relies primarily on a comprehensive source study analysis, which is impossible without knowledge of the conventional symbols of the “old maps” of the period. Symbols of cartographic materials of the 18th – early 20th centuries. have their own history of development and improvement. Cartographic symbols include all types of signatures. The set of conventional signs and explanations to the map is called a map legend. In order to effectively source the analysis of cartographic material, it is necessary to know all the symbols, the number of which was large and varied for each specific period of mapping development. At the same time, quite often on the maps of a given period in the fields of maps, the legend did not fit or there were no explanations of their meanings. This publication provides the researchers of the “old maps” with comprehensive knowledge of the conventional signs of cartographic materials of the 18th – early 20th centuries. Without knowledge of which, a qualified interpretation of sources of this type is impossible and this proves its relevance.

Ksenzhik Galina Nikolaevna, Doctor of History, Professor of the Department of History of Kazakhstan and the Culture of the Peoples of Kazakhstan, Kazakh National Agrarian University, 8, Abay st., Almaty, 050016, Republic Kazakhstan, e-mail: migkz@ya.ru

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