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Auction 171, Lot 552

"Theatrum Belli Russorum Victoriis Illustratum sive Nova et Accurata Turcicarum et Tartaricum...", Lotter, Tobias Conrad

Subject: Ukraine

Period: 1750 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.4 x 19.3 inches
56.9 x 49 cm
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A superb map depicting the theater of the Russo-Turkish War in the Ukraine in 1735-39. It provides excellent detail of the fortifications including the Ukrainian line - a system of defenses from the Dnipro to the Donetz rivers. Richly adorned in Lotter's bold style with two cartouches and a compass rose.

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Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet of watermarked paper.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $325

Closed on 2/6/2019

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