Homann Caspian Sea

Johann Baptist Homann.
Geographica Nova... Mare Caspium, altera Kamtzadaliam seu Terram Jedso.
Nuremberg, c.1720. 490 x 580. Original colour.
£250
Two maps on one sheet both reproduced from Russian intelligence: one the left is a version of the first accurate map of the Caspian Sea; on the right a map depicting the semi-mythical island of 'Jedso' as part of the Kamchatka peninsula, with a huge unnamed island to the east. The two maps are divided by a decorative strip with allegorical figures. HOMA0019