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Auction 131, Lot 672
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"Moscva", Merian, Matthaus

Subject: Moscow, Russia

Period: 1650 (circa)

Publication: Neuwe Archontologia cosmica

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.8 x 10.6 inches
35.1 x 26.9 cm
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Great bird's-eye plan displaying Moscow situated at the junction of the Moskva and Neglinnaya Rivers, which form a moat protecting all but the northeast flank of the Kremlin. The map shows the Kremlin and old city, Kitay-gorod, at center. These are surrounded by successive rings of fortifications in an elegant and superbly well-protected metropolis. The plan is ornamented with a coat of arms, simple compass rose and a key to the numbered features, quarters and buildings.

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Condition: A+

Nice impression and color.

Estimate: $1,300 - $1,600

Sold for: $1,100

Closed on 3/17/2010

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