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Auction 181, Lot 519

"Taurica Chersonesus, Nostra Aetate Przecopsca, et Gazara Dicitur", Blaeu, Johannes

Subject: Ukraine & Southwestern Russia

Period: 1641 (circa)

Publication: Novus Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 14.9 inches
49.8 x 37.8 cm
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Attractive map of the region north of the Black Sea based on Mercator with the toponym from medieval portolan charts. The map covers the region from Moscow in the north to the Black Sea and from the mouth of the Danube to approximately Sochi in the east. The interior is filled with large forests and mountains with little information on settlements except along the rivers. It is embellished with small strapwork title and scale of miles cartouches and three ships. German text on verso, published between 1641-42.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #1890:2.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with light offsetting, a printer's crease at bottom left, and a couple of spots of foxing. There is a centerfold separation in the bottom blank margin.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $160

Closed on 2/10/2021

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