
Tabula Russiae ex mandato Foedor Borissowits delineata: Visscher 1651
Title: Tabula Russiae ex mandato Foedor Borissowits delineata Author: Claes Janszoon Visscher Date: 1651 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Excellent - tissue-backed, repaired separation in bottom center fold, repaired 1/2 inch crack in center righthand margin, repaired 1/2 inch tear in lower righthand margin, margin in lower right corner reinstated, miniscule wormholes (repaired) in bottom margins, early color. All repairs expertly done. Inches: 22 x 18 1/4 [Paper] Centimeters: 55.88 x 20.96 [Paper] Product ID: 311005 This hand-colored copperplate engraving depicting Russia and surrounding regions was published by Dutch cartographer Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587-1652) in 1651. The top left features an inset plan of Moscow labeling major features and buildings of the city, while the right-hand side includes insets depicting views of the port of Archangel on the Arctic Sea, the Kremlin, and other Russian cities. Above the cartouche in the lower left cor