BRAUN, HOGENBERG, BLAEU, HONDIUS, ALLARD, OTTENS, AND OTHERS, A COLLECTION OF 21 MAPS OF RUSSIA, [1563-C.1785]

Herberstein, Sigismund. Andere Landtaffel: In welcher der Moscoviten gebuet mit sampt den welden und bergen, auch etlichen gebreüchen unnd allen umligenden Landschafften begriffen. [1563], hand-coloured, slightly cropped with minor repairs; Braun, Georg and Frans Hogenberg. Mons Regius; Prussiae, Sive Borussiae, Urbs Maritima, Elegantissima Princips Sedes. [c.1581], Latin text to verso, hand-coloured, only top view (lacking the view of Riga), remargined at foot, strengthened at verso; Quad, Matthias. Moscoviae Imperium. 1600, Latin text to verso, [Dr. Hans-Peter Kosack, ink stamp to verso]; Hondius, Henricus. Novissima Russiae Tabula Authore Isaaco Massa. [1635], hand-coloured, Latin text to verso, minor marginal tears; Blaeu, Joan. Tractvs Borysthenis, vulgo Dniepr et Niepr dicti, a Civitate Czyrkassi. [1662], hand-coloured, Latin text to verso, 2 copies; Blaeu, Joan. Tractus Borysthenis vulgo Dniepr et Niepr dicti, à Kiovia usque ad Bouzin. [1662], hand-coloured, Latin text to verso; Blaeu, Joan. Tractus Borysthenis vulgo Dniepr et Niepr dicti, a Chortika Ostro ad Urbem Oczakow. [1662], hand-coloured, Latin text to verso; Blaeu, Joan. Tractus Borysthenis vulgo Dniepr et Niepr dicti, ad Bouzin usque as Chortyca Ostrow. [1662], hand-coloured, Latin text to verso; Blaeu, Joan. Dwina Fluvius. [1662], hand-coloured, Latin text to verso; Moscoviae Pars Australis Auctore Isaaco Massa. [1680?], hand-coloured, without gridlines, and with elaborate armorial shield, Latin text to verso, minor browning, repair to lower margin; Allard, Carel. Tartaria, sive Magni Chami Imperium. [c.1700], hand-coloured; Ides, Evert Isbrand. Nova Tabula Imperii Russici. [c.1704], engraved by Droogenham , minor marginal tears; Ottens, Joshua. Nova ac Verissima Maris Caspii. [1723], engraved and hand-coloured; Homann, Johann Baptist. Principatus Transilvaniae in suas quasque nations. [c.1720], hand-coloured; Delisle, Guillaume. Carte Marine de la Mer Caspiene. Reinier Ottens, 1723, large engraved map on 2 sheets, hand-coloured, mounted separately in passepartout; Aa, Pieter van der and Nicolaas Witsen. Novogorod, ville de la Moscovie. [1729], engraved city view, left side repaired and backed with thin paper; Ottens, Reinier and Joshua. Pontus Euxinus of Niewe en naaukeurige Paskaart van de Zwarte Zee. [1745], hand-coloured, mounted in passepartout, reinforced on verso of centre-fold; Covens, Jean and Corneille Mortier. Carte Generale de L’Empire de Russie. 1748, engraved map of Russia on 2 sheets, hand-coloured in outline, minor tears to centrefolds; De Leth, Hendrick and Pierre Schenk. Carte de la Petite Tartarie dressée par ordre de l'impératrice de toutes les Russies. [c.1785], rare engraved battle plan, hand-coloured; [Engraved view of Insterburg [Chernyakhovsk] and surroundings], hand-coloured. Sold a collection not subject to return

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