c. 1650 MOSCOVI, Map of Moscow and Lithuania

Mapsc. 1650 Map of “Moscow” and Lithuania

c. 1650 “MOSCOVI”, Map of Moscow & Lithuania, [France?], Choice Very Fine.
Handcolored in outline, 5” x 6.75” image on 6.5” x 8.5” sheet, with wooded areas, mountains, and lakes colored. Legend in lower left corner, and title in upper right corner are colored red, as is the overall outline of the map. Includes portions of “Lithuanie” in the lower left; “Chelmie” in the upper left; “Twerie” in the center; and “Moskow” in the lower right corner. Very light stains and toning along the margins. Date and engraver unknown, but the reverse has a sentence in brown ink: “Auteur que Letient. Lafoire.” Sold “as is.”