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Amsterdam, 1640. Copper engraving colored in watercolour. Taken from "Novus Atlas". Title enclosed in artistic cartouche. It measures 53.3 x 39.2 cm plus margins.
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Blaeu's reprint of Hessel Gerritsz's rare and influential map of Russia. This beautiful map was compiled from manuscripts brought back from Russia by Isaac Massa to whom the large inset plan of Moscow is said to be attributed. The map was first published by Hessel Gerritsz in 1613. Blaeu published it after acquiring the plate following Gerritsz's death in 1632. This superb map has many interesting and decorative features, including; a detailed plan of Moscow, complete with a legend of seventeen landmarks of important public buildings and churches; a compass rose and a galleon in the Caspian Sea; a small view of the northern port of Arcangelo; three Russian men in local clothes and a magnificent title and dedication of a map. (31)
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