Russo-Turkish Wars
The wars of 1735–9, 1768–74 and 1787–92
Map of Little Tartary and Crimea, 1736
1736 or laterEngraving and some etching; printed from two copperplates on two sheets of paper, then joined | Scale: 1:2,000,000 approx. | RCIN 728005
The geographical detail on this map is stylised and bears no relation to the relative accuracy of outline of the Crimea, for example, which is found in the Russian maps at RCINs 728001.a and b, on which this map, though it may be of Russian origin, is evidently not based. The River Dniester is shown as far as Choczim (Khotyn), the Dnieper is shown as far north as Kiev and the River Don as far as Tawrow. The operations of the Russian army in the Crimea and at Azov are depicted.
Condition: two fold lines; small tear to top and bottom of centre vertical fold; bottom edge creased. Verso: surface dirt along edges.
? Academia Petropolitana [St. Petersburg] (publisher)
? Joseph Nicolas Delisle (1688-1768) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Army-RussiaArmy-TurkeyWatermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the figure ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G below; countermark: I H S [with cross] I VILLEDARY
Condition: two fold lines; small tear to top and bottom of centre vertical fold; bottom edge creased. Verso: surface dirt along edges
Scale: 1:2,000,000 approx. Scale bars: [39 mm =] 69 Werste; [39 mm =] 10 Meilen.
56.8 x 73.5 cm (neatline)
59.3 x 75.9 cm (image)
cropped (platemark)
60.6 x 77.2 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
CHARTE / derer von der / RUSSISCH=KEYSER: ARMEE / im Iahr 1736 / zwischen und an dem Dnieper und Donn / wieder die Turcken und Tartarn / siegreich unternommenen / Kriegs=Operationen. [bottom right, in rococo cartouche flanked by a Tartar soldier on the left and a Russian cavalry man on the right]
Annotations:
George III heading: Little Tartary 1736.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [centre, right of centre, black pencil, erased:] VIII/[?].
George III catalogue entry:
Tartary, Little Charte derer von der Russisch Keyser. Armee im Jahr 1736 zwischen und an dem Dnieper und Donn wieder die Turcken und Tartarn siegreich unternommenen Kriegs Operationen. 2 blattern.
Subject(s)
Russia
Crimea
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