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Auction 121, Lot 636

"Carte de la Grande Russie ou Moscovie", Duval, Pierre

Subject: Russia

Period: 1663 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20 x 16 inches
50.8 x 40.6 cm
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A handsome map shows European Russia from the Gulf of Finland to the Caspian Sea, with a portion of present-day Kazakhstan. The map is centered roughly on Novgorod, with topography and cities noted pictorially. The map is graced with a delicately engraved cartouche. Published by Pierre Mariette, engraved by A. Peyrounin.

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Condition: B+

A cleanly engraved map on a sheet that has been remargined to the neatline at top. The right margin is chipped and has been reinforced on the verso. There is a repaired tear at the lower right that just touches the neatline.

Estimate: $250 - $300

Sold for: $300

Closed on 9/26/2007

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