A 17th century map of Russia after Hessel Gerritsz

VISSCHER, Nicolas Jansz.

Tabula Russiæ ex mandato Foedor Borissowits delineata... 1651.
Amsterdam: 1651. Coloured. 430 x 540mm.

Highly decorative map of Russia, based on Hessel Gerritz's map of 1613, with a large inset plan of Moscow to the top left, and to the right five prospects of Archangel, Narva and the Kremlin, and depiction of Russian steam baths. The map covers the European part of the Russian Empire extending from Poland to the steppes of Tartary, and from the Mourmanskoy More (Barents Sea) to the Black and Caspian Seas. The map is richly decorated with a large title cartouche surmounted by Russian gentlemen, sailing ships, and a compass rose


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