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| Cartograph: |
Johann Baptist Homann (*1664 - †1724) |
| Title: |
Tabula Geographica qua pars Russiae Magnae Pontus Euxinus seu Mare Nigrum et Tartaria Minor ... |
| Publisher/ Year: |
Nuremberg, J. B. Homann, circa 1720 |
| Sheet Size: |
61.5 x 52.2 cm (24.2 x 20.6 inches) |
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57.0 x 48.2 cm (22.4 x 19.0 inches) |
| Unusual map of South Russia with the Black Sea region and the Ukraine. Extends from Moscow to Constantinople. The waters of the Dnieper and Danube are shown as currents in the Black Sea converging on the Bosporus. With a large figural cartouche showing a black cat in a mirror. Published 1720 by J.B. Homann in Nuremberg. |
| Centrefold backed in margin. Minor vertical tear and some brown spots in place. Very good condition, printed on strong paper. |
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