Subject: Moscow, Russia
Period: 1640 (circa)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.8 x 10.6 inches
35.1 x 26.9 cm
Great bird's-eye plan displaying Moscow situated at the junction of the Moskva and Neglinnaya Rivers, which form a moat protecting all but the northeast flank of the Kremlin. The map shows the Kremlin and old city, Kitay-gorod, at center. These are surrounded by successive rings of fortifications in an elegant and superbly well-protected metropolis. The plan is ornamented with a coat of arms, simple compass rose and a key to the numbered features, quarters and buildings contained in a monument-style cartouche.
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Condition: A
A crisp impression on a bright, watermarked sheet with a professionally repaired tear that enters image about 1/4" at top.
