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Russia, Four Large-Format Maps, 17th and 18th Century. Including Isaac Massa's Russiae, vulgo Moscovia dictae, Partes Septentrionalis et Orientalis, Amsterdam: Jansson, c. 1650, hand-colored, reinforced on verso along all four margins, 23 1/2 x 19 in.; Chatelain's Nouvelle Carte de Moscovie ou sont Representes les Diferents Etats de sa Majeste Czarienne en Europe, c. 1719, 24 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.; Chatelain's Nouvelle Carte des Etats du Grand duc de Moscovie, c. 1750, 21 1/2 x 18 in.; [and] Governi di Moscovia e Woronez, Venice: Zatta, 1782, with hand-outlining, 18 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (4)
Estimate $250-350
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Keywords
Isaac Massa, Chatelain, Amsterdam
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