Russia cum confinijs

Antique map of Russia

Copperplate engraving by Peter Kaerius (P.Van Den Keere, 1571-1646)

Published in Amsterdam, around 1620

Text in Latin on back of sheet

Copperplate engraving from Atlas Minor published by Jan Jansson in Amsterdam during the first part of the 17th Century.

 

Jansson's Atlas Minor was a reduced version of the Mercator. The Copperlate engravings for Altas Minor were done by Pieter van den Keere (Petrus Kaerius - 1571-1646) or Abraham Goos.

 

Original Latin text on reverse.

 

Old hand coloring.

 

 

Condition: Good

Sheet measures 9 X 5 inches

(Full sheet not shown -- additional one inch margins on bottom and left.

 

The original is availble from Village Antiques. Reproduction images are available as postcards and posters from Antique Images on Zazzle.com