521 - Russia

Russia Merian, Matthäus the Elder Tabula Russiae ex autographo, quod delineandum curavit Foedor filius Tzaris Boris desumta ... alias dicta Moscovia. 1638. Copperplate engraving on handmade paper. 28 x 35 cm (33 x 39 cm). With figurative title cartouche, group in traditional dress, and inset view of Arkhangelsk. Mounted on a mat and framed behind glass. From: *Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica*, Frankfurt am Main—with a center fold. Paper browned due to age and slightly spotted in places. Overall in very good condition. Excellent, crisp, and fine print with a narrow margin. Russia. - Copper engraving on laid paper. With a figurative title cartouche, a group of figures in traditional costume, and an inset view of Arkhangelsk. Mounted in a passe-partout and framed under glass. - From: *Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica*, Frankfurt am Main. - With a central fold. Paper browned due to age and with some light spotting in places. Overall in very good condition. A fine, crisp, and delicate impression with narrow margins.