"Russia cum Confinijs", Mercator/Hondius
Subject: Eastern Europe
Period: 1628 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.6 x 13.9 inches
47.2 x 35.3 cm
This beautiful map covers Russia, Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltic States with pictorial indications of topography and forests. A large inset details the countryside northwest of Moscow. The map is beautifully engraved in Mercator's distinctive style with stippled seas and a strapwork cartouche. French text on verso, published between 1628-33.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #1800:1A.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression on a watermarked sheet with an archivally repaired centerfold separation that enters 2.5" into map at bottom.
