"Novissima Russiae tabula" by Isaac Maasa (1680) detail of the Caspian Sea

Title

"Novissima Russiae tabula" by Isaac Maasa (1680) detail of the Caspian Sea

Subject

Caspian Sea

Description

An early depiction of the Russian Empire by cartographer Isaac Maasa. Whether due to lack of information or assumptions about the size of other empires, this depiction of the Caspian Sea clearly privileges the Russian end of it. Astrkahan and the delta on which it is located are both oversized, dwarfing the rest of the inland sea.

Creator

Isaac Maasa

Source

Harvard Libraries, Pusey Map collection

Date

1680

Rights

Harvard Libraries

Files

1680 Maasa detail.png

Citation

Isaac Maasa, “"Novissima Russiae tabula" by Isaac Maasa (1680) detail of the Caspian Sea,” Mapping Cultural Space Across Eurasia, accessed March 21, 2023, https://eurasia.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/327.

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