"Moscva", Merian, Matthaus
Subject: Moscow, Russia
Period: 1650 (circa)
Publication: Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.9 x 10.6 inches
35.3 x 26.9 cm
Great bird's-eye plan displaying Moscow 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 coat of arms, simple compass rose and a key to the numbered features, quarters and buildings contained in a monument-style cartouche.
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Condition: B+
A nice impression trimmed close to the neatlines and tipped onto a large sheet of paper.
