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Auction 107, Lot 399

"Carte Nouvelle de Moscovie Represente la partie Septentrionale…", Ottens, Reiner and Joshua

Subject: Russia

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.8 x 16.4 inches
55.4 x 41.7 cm
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Fine map of northern Russia from Finland to just beyond the Petzora River. It is based on the cartography of Guillaume Delisle and provides a superb view of the topography along with hundreds of tiny villages. The uncolored title cartouche is adorned with a variety of scientific instruments and two putti.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $350 - $400

Unsold

Closed on 6/9/2004

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