This is a very uncommon map covering the north coast of Russia from Archangel to the River Pechora. The map is filled with detailed, pictorial topography and many place names. A large title cartouche features a scene of whaling and depictions of a seal and a walrus. Joseph Nicholas Delisle, younger brother of Guillaume, founded the Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg, and worked in Russia from 1726-47. One of his most important contributions to cartography was the important Atlas Russicus, the first atlas of Russia to be published. The atlas was published in both German and Russian; this is from the German edition.

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Condition: A

There are a few creases, and crumpled paper edges that are well away from the map