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Auction 178, Lot 385

"Theatrum Belli Russorum Victoriis Illustratum sive Nova et Accurata Turcicarum et Tartaricum Provinciarum...", Lotter, Tobias Conrad

Subject: Ukraine

Period: 1750 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.3 x 19.3 inches
56.6 x 49 cm
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A superb map depicting the theater of the Russo-Turkish War in the Ukraine in 1735-39. It provides excellent detail of the fortifications including the Ukrainian line - a system of defenses from the Dnipro to the Donetz rivers. Richly adorned in Lotter's bold style with two cartouches and a compass rose.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with minor soiling in the Black Sea.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $300

Closed on 6/10/2020

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