Paris: 1764. Map. Original engraving with hand colored outline. Published in Paris, 1764. Image measures 9 1/4" x 19 3/4" Beautifully engraved map of showing the discoveries of the Russian explorers between Asia and the Americas. Centered on present-day Alaska, this map shows the Bering Straits, with parts of northeastern Russia and northwestern North America. Mountains are depicted pictorially. Many Lakes and rivers are shown in North America. The map was published in Bellin's "Petit Atlas Maritime" which covered the..... More

Amsterdam: 1630. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 16.25" x 21.25". Beautiful map of northwestern Russia from the White Sea to the Ob River. Great detail along the Northern Dvina River. Dutch text on back. One of the most famous mapmakers of his time, Blaeu (1571-1638) and his family worked out of Amsterdam. Minor aging and tears along edges. Small chips to bottom edge. Full original margins. More

Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 15" x 19 11/16". Beautiful map of Ukraine showing the area north of the Black Sea including Moscow, circa 1630. Latin text on verso. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prolific Dutch mapmaker who started one of the most famous map publishing firms of the 17th century. It was at this time that the Dutch controlled the map trade, and their ornate and beautiful maps had immense popularity. Blaeu was instrumental in driving..... More

Paris: Academie des Sciences, 1772. Map. Engraving. Image measures 12.25" x 15.5". This fascinating sheet contains two maps-- a French map of Western discoveries in Russia and the Northwest Passage area, and a Japanese map of the same area, taken from Japan by German explorer Englebert Kaempfer. Both maps contain notes on discoveries and speculations, islands, land masses, and bodies of water. This map offers an interesting comparison between Eastern and Western perspectives and achievement in cartography, and on the..... More

Frankfurt: Theodore De Bry, 1609. Map. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Sheet measures 12" x 8". This interesting map of Novaya Zemlya or Nova Zembla in Dutch, an archipelago in the Arctic Sea located just north of Russia. The map, centered on the Kara Strait (here noted as Fretum Nassau or Nassau Straits), covers the southern tip of the Novaya Zemlya and the northern tip of Vaygach Island. The map beautifully renders the topography and the sea, with seven Dutch ships making..... More

Amsterdam: 1669. Sea chart. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 17.5" x 21.5". This rare sea chart by Pieter Goos shows the coasts of Russia and Finland with north oriented to the right. The islands of Spitsbergen and the tip of Novaya Zemlya are also visible. An inset map, oriented with north to the lower right, shows the River Dvina as it flows through the city of Arkhangelsk (Archangel), the chief seaport of Russia at the time. In addition to ports..... More

Nuremburg: Homann Heirs, 1734. Map. Engraving with original coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 22". Nicely detailed map of the area surrounding the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland with St. Petersburg. Includes beautiful view of St. Petersburg. Ingermanlandia (Ingria) is a historic region around the Neva River, covering modern-day St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Overall toning. Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) was a renowned German mapmaker of the late 17th and early 18th century, including being geographer to the..... More

Amsterdam: Jansson, J. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 14.1/2" x 18 3/4". This impressive map of the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula with its surrounding regions dates to circa 1650. Covers parts of the Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Romania and Turkey. The map displayed detailed geographical and topographical features with mountains and forests beautifully rendered. Ships can be seen sailing in the Black Sea. A beautiful title cartouche adorns the right center. Published in Jan Jansson's historical atlas, based..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature view. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 6" x 4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/4". This lovely miniature view of the Yugorsky Strait, is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The strait is a narrow Arctic passageway separating the Vaygach Island (here labeled as Waigats) from the Russian mainland. Ships are depicting in the straits, and a Samoyed (Nenets people) settlement is depicted in Russia. The map is in..... More

Amsterdam: Jocus Hondius. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12.25" x 15.75". Beautiful impression of Ukraine showing the area north of the Black Sea including Moscow, circa 1620. Nicely detailed geographic features. Latin text on verso. Overall toning. Full original margins. Small tear to bottom left edge. Mercator (1512-1594) was an accomplished mathematician, cartographer, globe maker and engraver but is best known for the Mercator Projection. Incorporating the newly accepted fact that the world is round, Mercator was able to render..... More

London: James Wyld, 1845. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand outline. Top sheet measures 23" x 38.25", bottom sheet measures 23.25" x 38.5". Each image measures 21.25" x 36.5". Beautifully detailed map of the western portion of Russia. First edition published in 1808 by Wyld's master, William Faden. Minor wear to top sheet; tears to edges of bottom sheet. More

Paris: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, 1750. Map. Engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 18.75 x 23.25". This beautiful map of European Russia or the western part of the Russian Empire covers from Poland and the Baltic eastward to Ilimskoy, Siberia. Includes an early mapping of Nouvelle Zemble or Novaya Zemlya. Labels provinces, towns, and topography rendered in profile. An elegantly engraved title cartouche features polar bears and three wind heads. The map is in very good condition with minor..... More

London: Robert Sayer, 1773. Map on two sheets. Copper plate engraving with original outline hand coloring. Each image measures 20.25 x 47". Each sheet measures 22 x 50.5". This large-scale map on two sheets shows the conteint of Asia on a polar projection. Beginning at the "Icy Sea" of the Arctic Circle, the map extends southward all the way to Papua New Guinea. Within this range, the map includes all of South East Asia, many islands in the Pacific, and..... More