Subject: Baltic
Period: 1745 (circa)
Publication: Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.5 x 14.8 inches
47 x 37.6 cm
Finely engraved and detailed chart of the Baltic Sea focuses only on the coastlines. A large inset, The Harbour of Petersburg shows the narrow, protected approach to the city. Includes a decorative compass rose with radiating rhumb lines, plus a very decorative title cartouche.
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Condition: B+
An evenly toned sheet with paper repairs on verso reinforcing the centerfold, the top right corner, and repairing a tear that enters the map border at left.