"Dwinae Fluvii. Nova Descriptio", Jansson/Pitt

A scarce map depicting the course of the Dvina River in strip map style. The headwaters are at bottom left, with the mouth at Archangelsk at upper right. The map is decorated with a superb title cartouche surrounded by putti and a distance scale flanked by wildlife. The plate was originally engraved by Jan Jansson. After his death it was inherited by his son-in-law, known as Jansson-Waesberg, who published it in conjunction with Moses Pitt. This is the second state of the map with later editions by Visscher, De Wit and Allard. Blank verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #1820:1.2.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with some minor spots and a tiny hole on the neatline at top that is only visible when held to light. There are edge tears in the blank margins that have been closed on verso with archival materials.