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Auction 187, Lot 500
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"Tabula Russiae ... alias dicta Moscovia", Merian, Matthaus

Subject: Eastern Europe, Russia

Period: 1645 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.8 x 11 inches
35.1 x 27.9 cm
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This attractive and unusual map includes all of Scandinavia through to the Black and Caspian seas. The map is based on Hessel Gerritsz' rare and significant map of Russia, compiled from manuscripts brought back by Isaac Massa. The arc north of Crimea marks the defense line from the upper reaches of the tributaries of the Dnipro down to the Volga. Richly decorated with a large title cartouche, three Russian gentlemen, and a view of Archangel Sckagorod, the port of Arkhangelsk.

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Condition: A

On watermarked paper with minor soiling.

Estimate: $475 - $600

Sold for: $350

Closed on 4/27/2022

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