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Auction 141, Lot 534

"Theatrum Belli A°: MDCCXXXVII a milite Augustae Russorum Imperatricis Adversus Turcas Tattarosque Gesti ex Autographis in Acad: Scient: Petropol", Ottens, Reiner and Joshua

Subject: Ukraine

Period: 1744 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
26.3 x 18.7 inches
66.8 x 47.5 cm
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Superb map depicting the theatre of the Russo-Turkish War in the Ukraine in 1737. It provides excellent detail of the fortifications including the Ukrainian line - a system of defenses from the Dnipro to the Donetz rivers. Printed on two sheets, joined as issued.

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Condition: A

Original color in map with later color in title cartouche. There is a tiny hole in a blank area of map at left, and a couple of small, unobtrusive spots.

Estimate: $600 - $750

Unsold

Closed on 9/5/2012

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