Antique Map of the Region of the Sok River in Russia, 1794

€ 280

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1794
Sheet size: 24 × 33 cm (9.4 × 13.0 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-02775

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

General age-related toning. Several worm holes outside image border. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Contrée qui s’étend le long de la Soka, depuis sa source jusquá Sergiefskoi Prigorod et le long des petites rivieres de Sourgout et de Schoumbout’.

Rare antique map of Russia, depicting the region around the Soka (Sok river). This map originates from ‘Voyages de Pallas’.

Artists and Engravers: Pierre François Tardieu (1711 - 1771) was a French engraver and cartographer, nephew of Nicolas-Henri Tardieu. Pierre Francois Tardieu was born around 1711 in Paris, son of Jean Tardieu. His uncle, Nicolas Henri Tardieu, taught him the art of engraving. He produced historical and genre works. He is noted for two excellent engravings after Peter Paul Rubens, the Judgement of Paris and Persée et Andromache. He did much work on the engravings for the Fables de la Fontaine after drawings by Oudry.

Image size: 30 x 16.5 cm.