RUSSIA Moscovy. Corrected from ye Observations communicated to the Royal Society of London and Paris

by John Senex

$850 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Large, handsome and interesting map of Russia at the time of Peter the Great. An attractive double folio sized map of European Russia by the great English cartographer, John Senex 1678-1740 . Russia was continually expanding during this period in virtually every direction, though the expansion westward was always more costly. The map notes Petersburg, which was Peter the Great's most prized accomplishment, giving Russia access to the Baltic and a new, more European

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