only an implied paper version which accompanied the monumental 4 vol
the print is well preserved
It is an original 150+ year old pictorial sheet extracted from a scarce 19th century popular weekly illustrated periodical
An uncommon 18th century folio sheet map
Remarkable to consider that once upon a time you would buy periodicals on a newsstand which were colored by hand
Russia in Europe Finland Baltic States Ukraine Crimea 1832 Lapie large folio map New Guinea only an implied paper versionCarte de la Russie D'Europe. (Europe, Russia, Muscovy, Novgorod,Ukraine, Crimea, Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Caucasus). Issued 1832, Paris by Lapie. Finely engraved large oversize mid 19th century map with original outline hand color. French text. Nice looking example, pleasing age patina with a uniform gentle age toning, blank margins with age spotting, faint minor spotting within map area, any minor age flaws easy to overlook