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Auction 199, Lot 509

"Russia or Moscovy with Its Acquisitions &c. in Sweden Agreeable to Modern History", Moll, Herman

Subject: Russia in Europe

Period: 1744 (circa)

Publication: Modern History

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.6 x 10.3 inches
19.3 x 26.2 cm
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This map of western Russia from the Baltic to the Black Sea with parts of Poland and Scandinavia depicts the different political regions as well as key towns, water features, and roads. Notations at top left discuss the size and population of Russia with some historical information on St. Petersburg. Published in London in Thomas Salmon's Modern History: or the Present State of All Nations. "Vol. I, P. 694" above neatline at left.

References: cf. Shirley (BL Atlases) G.SALM-1c #16.

Condition: A

A sharp impression issued folding, now flat, with a hint of soiling, minor offsetting from an opposing page of text, and faint foxing that is almost entirely confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 9/11/2024

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