"Taurica Chersonesus", Hondius/Purchas

A lovely miniature map of the region north of the Black Sea encompassing the Crimea and the southern steppes of Ukraine. The map is adorned with a strapwork title cartouche at top right. On a full sheet of English text measuring 8.6 x 13.1".

At the beginning of the 17th century, Samuel Purchas, an English cleric, set out to publish a compendium of voyages to foreign countries. To illustrate his work, Purchas obtained the rights to use Jodocus Hondius' copperplates from Atlas Minor. Over 60 maps were included in Purchas His Pilgrimes, most of which were from Hondius' plates, with English titles inserted above them. Purchas also had a few additional maps engraved, including those for India, China, Greenland, North America, and Nova Scotia.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression on watermarked paper with minor toning and a faint dampstain along the bottom sheet edge.