"Moscou, Capitale de la Moscovie Suivant Olearius", Aa, Pieter van der

This is a very scarce bird's-eye plan of Moscow based on information gathered by Adam Olearius. The city is situated at the junction of the Moskva and Neglinnaya Rivers, which form a moat protecting all but the northeast flank of the Kremlin. The map shows the Kremlin and old city, Kitay-gorod, at center. These are surrounded by successive rings of fortifications in an elegant and superbly well-protected metropolis. The plan is ornamented with a fine title cartouche and an extensive key to the numbered features, quarters and buildings. As a participant in the German embassy to Moscow and Persia in 1633, Olearius traveled extensively in Russia and his account of the expedition is one of the most important early accounts of European travels in Russia.

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Condition: A

There is a small spot in the right side margin, else fine.