Subject: Russia in Europe
Period: 1670 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20 x 15.6 inches
50.8 x 39.6 cm
This handsome and uncommon map shows European Russia from the Gulf of Finland, extending south just shy of the Black and Caspian Seas. Moscow is at bottom center, with topography and cities noted pictorially. The route of "Petits Tartares en Moscovie" is shown, and only the western coastline of Novaya Zemlya is depicted.
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Condition: B+
A sharp impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with the watermarks of a large coat of arms and "G[heart]G." There is one small ink stain in the image at bottom right. There are a few small worm holes within the image along the borders, as well as some worm tracks in the blank margins that have been archivally repaired.