Subject: Baltic
Period: 1750 (circa)
Publication: Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History
Color: Black & White
Size:
18.8 x 15 inches
47.8 x 38.1 cm
A finely engraved and detailed chart of the Baltic Sea focusing on the coastlines. Includes a large inset "The Harbour of St. Petersburg" showing the narrow, protected approach to the city. Adorned by a decorative compass rose with radiating rhumb lines and an elaborate title cartouche.
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Condition: B
Issued folding on watermarked paper with light offsetting and two short fold separations at bottom that just enter the map border.