Subject: Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Period: 1758 (dated)
Publication: Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12 x 7.8 inches
30.5 x 19.8 cm
A boldly engraved copperplate map that is centered on the Russian islands of Novaya Zemlya and Pechorskaya Guba, here Nouvelle Zemble and Grande Baye. The detailed chart shows the lower part of the island and mainland. Embellished with rhumb lines, fleur-de-lis and fancy cartouche.
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Condition: A
A fine impression on watermarked paper with faint offsetting and light marginal toning.