Impressive chart of the Baltic 1779
Klubbat för:
15000 SEK
Estimate
18 000-20 000 SEK
Description
LARGE CHART OF THE BALTIC IN TWO SHEETS. WATSON, GEORGE. A new and accurate chart of the Baltic or East Sea, shewing the islands, rocks and shoals with their marks, light-houses, soundings, sailing channels & ca... by Capt. George Watson... Rectifyed according to the Maritime surveys collected in the Russian Atlas. Performed and published by order of the empress of all the Russias. London, Robert Sayer & John Bennett, 1779.
Large engraved chart in 2 sheets showing the south and east part of the Baltic Sea including Gotland and with many inset maps (Riga, the Sound, passage to Stockholm). Large cartouche on one map. About 610x995 mm for each sheet. Some creases, minor offsetting and spotting.
Provenance: From the estate of Dr Peter Wallenberg (1926-2015).
Auktionsnummer:
6232
Date:
2016-12-20