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Auction 137, Lot 615

"Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio…", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Period: 1595 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.5 x 13.8 inches
44.5 x 35.1 cm
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Fascinating map of Russia and the former Soviet republics from the surveys of the English merchant and adventurer, Anthony Jenkinson, in 1562. Jenkinson was leader of the Muscovy Company's first expedition to Russia and the first European to travel widely throughout the region. Ortelius' map replicates much of the detail and decoration found on the original Jenkinson map complete with extensive notations, illustrations of Cossacks, camels, encampments, armies, and a curious burial scene where the dead are hung from trees. A vignette of Ivan the Terrible appears at top left. Latin text on verso

References: Van den Broecke #162.

Condition: A+

Wide margins with light offsetting along centerfold and some expert paper repairs in upper blank margin, far from map image.

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,500

Sold for: $3,750

Closed on 9/14/2011

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