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Auction 190, Lot 485

"Estats du Grand Duc de Moscovie ou de l'Empereur de la Russie Blanche...", Leth, Hendrik de

Subject: Russia in Europe

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication: Nouvel Atlas Geographique & Historique...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.6 x 6.5 inches
21.8 x 16.5 cm
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This uncommon, small map covers the European part of Russia with the Duchy of Moscow and White Russian Empire. The map extends west to the Gulf of Finland and south to the Black and Caspian Seas. For his Nouvel Atlas, Leth made close copies of Jacques Chiquet's maps published in Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas in 1719.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.LETH-1a.

Condition: B+

A dark impression with contemporary outline color, issued folding with light toning along the folds and short fold separations that have been repaired on verso.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 11/16/2022

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