Great Tartary, with the tract of the Moscovite Ambassador's Travels from Moscow to Pekin in China
London: Moll, Herman, 1732.
Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 8" x 10 1/2"
This small map depicts the northern Asia or what was then known as Tartary. It extends from Moscow and the Black Sea to Pekin, China, and to the the Arctic Sea and Nova Zembla in the north. Major rivers, cities, lakes, and topographical features are noted throughout, including part of the Great Wall of China. Interesting notations are also included, including near Nova Zembla, 'Here Hemskirk with other Dutchmen wintered in 1569', and a description of the inhabitants of Independent Tartary. Mountains and deserts are rendered pictorially. In very good condition.
Of German or Dutch origin, Herman Moll (c. 1654-1732) settled in London in the 1670's where he worked as an engraver for Moses Pitt. By the turn of the century, Moll became the foremost map publisher in England, where he produced Atlases and maps. As an engraver, cartographer, mapseller and globemaker he appealed to the public with his unusual views and vignettes. As the demand for his work was sustained, he issued many revised editions of his work.
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $200.00
Item #334233