"Nova ac verissima Maris Caspii…", Ottens
Subject: Caspian Sea
Period: 1723 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
24 x 19.3 inches
61 x 49 cm
Bold map of the Caspian Sea and the immediate surroundings. A central compass rose orients this map with north to the left. The name of this important sea is shown in several languages and a passage of text is included from the classical geographer Pomponius Mela. The major trading ports and roads are well depicted. The decorative title cartouche attributes Reiner Otten and a smaller imprint at bottom left notes that the map was published by the widow of Joachim Ottens, who died in 1719.
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Condition: A+
Lovely original color.
