Til, Vilgelm (Wilhelm Til, Вильгельм Тиль, В. Тиль и К°)
Vilgelm Til (Wilhelm Til, Вильгельм Тиль, В. Тиль и К°; fl. c 1859 - 1919) was a prominent printer based in Odessa, Ukraine, at the time a major port city under the Russian Empire. Til is best known for printing chromolithographic religious icons, but also issue maps, advertising, and other decorative prints. Through the early 20th century, the firm was based at 15 Troitskaya Street, at the corner of Remeslennaya Street, Odessa. In the early 20th century, likely around 1912, the firm was taken over by Vilgelm's sons, Oskar Wilhelmovich Til (Оскар) and Richard Till (Рихард). The younger Till was also treasurer of the Fedorov Society for the Mutual Assistance of Printing and Lithographer Workers (Фёдоровское общество взаимопомощи типографских и литографских рабочих), a professional mutual-aid organization active in Odessa until about 1914. The firm continued to operate until the Russian Revolution (1917 - 1923). We see not Til publications postdating 1919.
AKA: Wilhelm Til, Вильгельм Тиль, В. Тиль и К°
Odessa at its cultural and economic zenith.
ПЛАНЪ ГОРОДА ОДЕССЫ. / Plan of the City of Odessa.
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This is a 1912 chromolithograph map of Odessa, Ukraine, capturing the city at its economic and cultural zenith. It was produced for the Imperial Society of Agriculture of Southern Russia (Императорское Общество Сельского Хозяйства Южной России) by the Odessa lithographer A. Til and Company. At the time, Odessa was one of the largest cities in the Russian Empire, often called the 'Southern Capital of Russia' for its economic, military, and cultural significance. The map records the breakneck pace of development Odessa underwent in the early 20th century, when it was Russia's largest port and home to its most active stock exchange. It was also, as this map reflects, an extremely diverse city, home to large Russian, Jewish, Ukrainian, Greek, and Armenian communities. (more details)