"Taurica Chersonesus Nostra aetate Przecopsca et Garzara dicitur", Mercator/Hondius

Mercator's fine map of the region north of the Black Sea encompasses the Crimea and the southern steppes of Ukraine. This map served as the basis of most other cartographer's depictions of the region throughout the seventeenth century. The interior is filled with large forests and mountains with little information on settlements except along the rivers. It is embellished with an elegant strapwork title cartouche. French text on verso, published between 1613-16.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #1890:1A.1; Vavrichin et al, p. 140-41.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with contemporary color on a sheet with a coat of arms watermark. There is minor toning and foxing, most of it only visible in the blank margins.