Subject: Black Sea
Period: 1745 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Selectus
Color: Hand Color
Size:
9.6 x 6.2 inches
24.4 x 15.7 cm
Attractive small map filled with an incredible amount of information of the region surrounding the Black Sea. The names of the regions are abbreviated and keyed to the panel at right. Embellished with a compass rose and a title cartouche featuring two soldiers and a ship.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SCHR-1a #37.
Condition: B+
A sharp impression with full contemporary color, issued folding. There is minor soiling, offsetting of the compass rose, and archival repairs to several short fold separations.