Baltic Basin Prussia Estonia Livonia Courland St. Petersburg plan 1861 large map
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & PrintsBasin of the Baltic.
(Europe / Baltic Sea / Poland / Lithuania / Latvia / Estonia / Germany / Denmark / Sweden / Finland).
Issued 1861, Edinburgh by William Blackwood & Sons. Engraved and printed by Keith Johnston E. R. S. E.
Fine engraved map, with lovely original outline hand color as well as printed color.
Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.
Includes stunningly detailed inset city plan of St. Petersburg and its Environs that shows hundreds of tiny side streets, buildings, terrain features, etc.
Original centerfold as issued.
Sheet Measures c. 19 3/8"H x 24 1/4"W.
Engraved Area Measures c. 17 3/8"H x 22 1/2"W.
Cartographic Reference(s):
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. #, pp. ###.
[R19362].