DEZAUCHE (Jean-Claude). - Lot 19

DEZAUCHE (Jean-Claude). Carte de la Mer Noire comprenant la plus grande partie de l'Empire ottoman, partie des Etats de l'Empereur, de la Russie, etc. Paris, Dezauche, 1788. Fine antique copper-engraved map in black (74.5 x 98 cm), colored borders. This map covers much of Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Russia. It extends west from the Gulf of Venice, Hungary and part of Croatia to Voronezh, Georgia and Armenia to the east. To the north, it includes Poland and Russia, and to the south, it reaches part of Anatolia. The author depicts the regional borders, indicating the territories of the Emperor, Russia, Turkey, Poland, the Republic of Venice and the Republic of Ragusa. Cities, villages, regions, seas, gulfs, bays and rivers are also shown. The upper left corner is adorned with a decorative title cartouche. Small marginal holes, cracks at folds.