Tardieu, Pierre Antoine
1783

Antique Chart of the Sea of Azov Azof and Crimean Peninsula

Carte de la Mer d'Azof et d'une partie de la Mer Noire levee en 1774 par Monsieur Kinsbergen Capitaine de haut-bord de S.M. Imperiale de toutes les Russies.

DESCRIPTION: Fine original antique map of the Sea of Azov ( Azof ) and environs, based on Jan-Hendrik Van Kinsbergen's 1774 manuscript map of Crimea (formerly Ukraine; annexed by Russia in March 2014.) Detailed inset chart of the Kerch Strait (Detroit de Zabache) linking the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.

CREATOR: Tardieu, Pierre Antoine

PUBLICATION DATE: 1783

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Russia

BODY OF WATER: Azov Sea

CONDITION: Very Good. Clean, attractive, lacking any major issues. Laid paper. Ample margins.

COLORING: Later Hand Color.

ENGRAVER: P.F. Tardieu

SIZE: 17 " x 9 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 88

PRICE: $675

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