Map of the Russian Empire: An Original 18th Century Hand-Colored Map by E. Bowen, 1744

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This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Accurate Map of The Whole Russian Empire, As … more This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Accurate Map of The Whole Russian Empire, As Contain'd Both In Europe and Asia, Drawn from Authentic Journals, Surveys and Most Improved Modern Maps and Regulated by Astronomical Observations" by Emanuel Bowen. It was published in 1744 in London in John Harris's "Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca" or "A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels". This highly detailed and colorful map depicts the Russian Empire, as it was known in the mid 18th century. The map extends from the Northern Ocean (Arctic Ocean) in the north to parts of Tibet and China in the south, Sweden and the Caspian Sea in the west and China, Korea and the Eastern Ocean (Pacific Ocean) in the east. The Arctic Circle is present in the upper map
The map is embellished by a decorative title cartouche in the lower left and an adjacent Compass Rose and a distance scale in miles .
This striking and beautifully hand-colored original 18th century map is printed on laid chain-linked paper with wide margin. The sheet measures 15.75" high and 19.88" wide. There is a vertical center fold, as issued. There is a tiny spot in the upper margin on the right and another in the lower margin on the right, as well as two dark spots in the left margin, which may represent paint. The map is otherwise in excellent condition. less