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Auction 166, Lot 658

"Carte de la Siberie et des Pays Voisins pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Russia in Asia

Period: 1752 (circa)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.9 x 11.1 inches
45.5 x 28.2 cm
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This copper engraved map of northern Russia covers the region between St. Petersburg and the Lena River, including Moscow.

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Condition: A

A nice impression on watermarked paper, issued folding and now flattened. There is some minor creasing and very light soiling mostly confined to the blank margins. A couple of small tears and chips along the edges of the sheet have been archivally repaired.

Estimate: $75 - $95

Sold for: $50

Closed on 2/14/2018

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