Historic Map : Vaugondy Map of Northern European Russia (Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Finland), 1757, Vintage Wall Art

This is a fine 1753 map of northern European Russia by Robert de Vaugondy. It covers the northwestern part of Russia from the Gulf of Finland east to the Ural Mountains and from Finland south to Moscow, including modern day Estonia, Latvia and Finland. This extremely detailed map notes important cities, towns, rivers, mountains, roads and a host of additional topographic features. The Ural Mountains are identified here as ' Monts Payas.'

A beautifully engraved title cartouche adorns the top left quadrant of the map. Drawn by Robert de Vaugondy in 1753 and published in the 1757 issue of his Atlas Universal. The Atlas Universal was one of the first atlases based upon actual surveys. Therefore, this map is highly accurate (for the period) and has most contemporary town names correct, though historic names are, in many cases, incorrect or omitted.