"Tabula Geographica… Imperii Russici" Russia 3 sheets. SANTINI/TRESKOT 1784 map

Product SKU: P-8-000953

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Tabula Geographica Generalis Imperii Russici ad normam novissimarum observationum astronomicarum concinnata a Ioh. Trescotio et Iac Schnudio. Venetiis 1782. In Caleograph. Remondinian [General Map of the Russian Empire in accordance with the new astronomical observations drawn from Ion. ] - on three sheets by Santini, Paolo and Treskot, Johann & Schmidt, James (1784). Large antique 18th century atlas map, printed on thick, good quality paper with original outline hand colour/color and decorative title cartouche. On three sheets unjoined. The map is shown as it would look when joined. If you would like us to join the map for you prior to dispatch, please contact us, 67.5 x 143.0cm, 26.5 x 56.25 inches; Please note that this is a folding map.

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TITLE/CONTENT OF MAP: Tabula Geographica Generalis Imperii Russici ad normam novissimarum observationum astronomicarum concinnata a Ioh. Trescotio et Iac Schnudio. Venetiis 1782. In Caleograph. Remondinian [General Map of the Russian Empire in accordance with the new astronomical observations drawn from Ion. ] - on three sheets

A large, detailed 18th century map on the Albers projection showing the extent of the Russian Empire under Catherine the Great, stretching from the Baltic & Black Seas to Kamchatka and the (the Russian) Aleutian Islands. The title cartouche includes a globe centred on Russia, and there are two vignettes in the bottom right and left hand corners; the former depicts Catherine herself looking at charts of her conquests achieved during the Russo-Turkish war of 1768-74. This map was first published in St Petersburg in 1775. On three sheets.

DATE PRINTED: 1784

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 67.5 x 143.0cm, 26.5 x 56.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

TYPE: Large antique 18th century atlas map, printed on thick, good quality paper with original outline hand colour/color and decorative title cartouche. On three sheets unjoined. The map is shown as it would look when joined. If you would like us to join the map for you prior to dispatch, please contact us.

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. The map is printed as three sheets unjoined. All three sheets are presently intact and in good condition. The image shows the map as it would look were the sheets to be joined. The map can be dispatched either in its current state, as three separate sheets, or as a single conjoined map. We will contact you after purchase to check whether you would like us to join the map for you; if so, please allow an additional two days for dispatch. Please note that some small discontinuities are likely along the joins. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic map, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

FOLDING: This is a folding map.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Santini, Paolo and Treskot, Johann & Schmidt, James

PROVENANCE: "Atlas Universel, dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes", 1784 à Venise par P. Santini, rue Ste Justine, chez M. Remondini

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