Subject: Northern Asia
Period: 1757 (published)
Publication: Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.3 x 8.3 inches
31.2 x 21.1 cm
This handsome map covers the eastern part of Tartary with part of present-day Manchuria and Sakhalin Island. The map was based primarily on Jesuit and English sources and is particularly detailed with regard to the river systems. Features a lovely decorative cartouche.
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Condition: B+
A crisp impression on watermarked paper with very light toning and some minor foxing mostly confined to the blank margins.