JAILLOT, H. / MORTIER, P. White Russia or...

JAILLOT, H. / MORTIER, P. White Russia or Muscovy . . Amsterdam, 1692. Bound in old col. Printed on strong paper. Paper slightly browned, split at bottom of centerfold, small tear at bottom near centerfold. 544 x 875 mm Beautiful map of the European part of Russia, with title and scale cartouche. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot (1632-1712), a French cartographer, joined the Sanson heirs and redrew Nicolas Sanson's maps on a larger scale for the "Atlas Nouveau" (1674) and the maritime atlas "Le Neptune François" (1693). This map is taken from the re-engraved Dutch counterfeit of the Atlas Nouveau, published by Pieter Mortier in Amsterdam - Pastoureau, Les Atlas français-XVIe - XVIIe siècles : Jaillot I D 1692 contrefaçon hollandaise. Expert: Béatrice Loeb-Larocque