CASPIAN SEA -- "NIEUWE CAART van de Caspische Zee, met alle desselfs riviere, eylanden en dieptens; na de laatste observatien gelegt en verbeeterd, diergelyke voor deese nooit in 't ligt geweest. Amst., G. v. Keulen, (c. 1720). Handcold. engr. map, incl. a fine large view of Astrakhan (Russia) and smaller views of Samael and Berg Derment (Dagistan). 510 x 590 mm. (Upper margin replaced, some o. small marg. rep., right margin a bit stained, a few small marg. splits). NOTE: This charming chart principally comprises a detailed chart of the Caspian Sea, oriented to the east, showing parts of the various countries bordering the sea, including Astrakhan, Samarkand, Tartary, Georgia and Persia.

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