Subject: Caucasus
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
15 x 12 inches
38.1 x 30.5 cm
Finely engraved map of the Caucasus region extending up into present-day Ukraine, Southern Russia and Kazakhstan. The Caspian Sea is very misshapen. Title cartouche is held aloft by a large cherub and is surrounded by ancient coins.
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Condition: B
Original pastel coloring, toned on fold.