522 - Russia - Moscow

Russia - Moscow Moscovia, otherwise known as Greater and White Russia. Copperplate engraving with period border decoration. Copperplate map by Duval (Du Val) before 1680, 39 x 50.5 cm. A rare map of European Russia (“Moscovie”) published by the Parisian geographer Pierre Duval. The title appears at the bottom margin. The map depicts the region from Novaya Zemlya in the north to Astrakhan in the south. To the west, the map extends to the eastern Baltic Sea, including Finland and the Baltic states. The borders are colored in the style of the time. Pierre Duval (1618/19–1683) was from Abbeville and was the nephew and student of the cartographer Nicolas Sanson. He became the “Géographe ordinaire du Roy” and worked as a map publisher in Paris. Duval published numerous maps and geographical works. The map follows the tradition of the Sanson school. Copper engraving with old outline coloring. Engraved map published by Duval (Du Val), before 1680, 39 x 50.5 cm. Rare map of European Russia (“Moscovie”) from the publishing house of the Parisian geographer Pierre Duval. The title appears at the lower margin. The map depicts the region stretching from Novaya Zemlya in the north to Astrakhan in the south. To the west, it extends to the eastern Baltic Sea, including Finland and the Baltic states. The borders are colored by a contemporary hand. Pierre Duval (1618/19–1683) was born in Abbeville and was the nephew and pupil of the cartographer Nicolas Sanson. He became “Géographe ordinaire du Roy” and worked as a map publisher in Paris. Duval published numerous maps and geographical works. The map follows the tradition of the Sanson school. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is charged on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.