First publishing houses in Mykolaiv and their published materials (the end of 18th – beginning of 20th centuries)

Abstract

The article discusses the history of development of the first publishing houses in Mykolaiv. Their emergence is connected with the development of shipbuilding, training of marines for the newly constructed warships. The article also highlights and analyses the published materials: training manuals, reference books, pilot’s sailing charts, guidebooks, reports of the public organizations, etc. The attention is paid to the fact that most publications of the Mykolaiv’s publishing houses were connected with scientific and technical sphere.

Keywords

• the first publishing houses
• Mykolaiv
• the published materials
• city history
• shipbuilding