Striking, large-scale map on two joined sheets shows the area from the White Sea to the Ukraine filled with detail of the topography, roads, cities, tiny villages and even the nomadic encampments of The Great Nagay. Near the Sea of Azov on the bottom of the map is a fascinating note reading, In the Year 1685 ye Czars Army found certain Ancient Monuments near the place where Ptolemy places the Altars of Alexander. The decorative cartouche, based on Delisle, incorporates a Russian sleigh, hunter, and wildlife with the coat of arms.

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Condition: A

Nice impression with delicate old color. The map has a couple of short, reinforced tears and small holes in the margins, not affecting the map.