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Auction 131, Lot 674
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"Von den Moscowitern", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Russia and Ukraine

Period: 1578 (published)

Publication: Cosmography

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.3 x 6.8 inches
16 x 17.3 cm
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Woodblock map of European Russia, including part of present-day Ukraine. Moscow is prominently featured at center and the map is filled with graphic representation of the rivers, mountains, forests, cities and tent encampments with a bull roaming the countryside. On a full sheet of German text (8 x 13") with text and a depiction of a long-horned bull on the verso.

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Condition: A

Lightly toned with a bit of minor foxing in margins.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $70

Closed on 3/17/2010

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