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Auction 128, Lot 687

"[Lapland]", Bry, Theodore de

Subject: Russia

Period: 1600 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7 x 5.3 inches
17.8 x 13.5 cm
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This small map shows the coast of Russian Lapland with the city of Kola. The map is illustrated with several drawings showing the costumes of the native peoples including snow shoes. Two large compass roses orient the chart. On a full sheet of German text.

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Condition: A

There is a damp stain in the upper margin affecting the text but not the image.

Estimate: $110 - $150

Sold for: $130

Closed on 5/20/2009

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