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Auction 124, Lot 531

"Carte des Pais Habites par les Samojedes et Ostiacs", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Russia

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.5 x 6.3 inches
24.1 x 16 cm
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This map shows much of the Arctic coast of Russia from about Arkhangelsk east well beyond Dikson, and centered on the island of Novay Zemlya, here named Nouvelle Zemle. There is modest detail in this largely unexplored region.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $100 - $140

Sold for: $75

Closed on 5/7/2008

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