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[Willem Blaeu (1571-1638)]
Russiae, Vulgo Moscovia dictae, Pars Occidentalis. Auctore Isaaco Massa, [Amsterdam: c. 1645]. Handcoloured engraved map HEIGHTENED IN GILT, title cartouche incorporating reindeer, 385 x 490mm., framed and glazed. Provenance: Raymond O'Shea Gallery (label).
A note pasted on the back of the frame suggests that the illumination of the map is the work of Dirck Jansz Van Santen (c.1637-1708), "the most famous illuminator of maps and prints ... of the period, and one of the few who today is known to us by name."
Russiae, Vulgo Moscovia dictae, Pars Occidentalis. Auctore Isaaco Massa, [Amsterdam: c. 1645]. Handcoloured engraved map HEIGHTENED IN GILT, title cartouche incorporating reindeer, 385 x 490mm., framed and glazed. Provenance: Raymond O'Shea Gallery (label).
A note pasted on the back of the frame suggests that the illumination of the map is the work of Dirck Jansz Van Santen (c.1637-1708), "the most famous illuminator of maps and prints ... of the period, and one of the few who today is known to us by name."
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