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Schneider, Ruprecht Adam (sold)


Ruprecht Adam Schneider (fl. 1727-1760), also known as R.A.S. or Schneider the Younger, was a German engraver and artist who engraved for Johann Baptist and Johann Christoph Homann. As with many engravers, his education and life details are obscure.
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War over the Caucasus.

Provinciarum Persicarum Kilaniae nempe Chirvaniae Dagestaniae.

1728 (dated)
19 x 23 in (48.26 x 58.42 cm)
Gilan-homann-1728

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  • DPI: 600
  • File Size: 73.11 MB
  • File Type: ZIP / TIFF
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This map, printed by Johann Baptist Homann and published by his son Johann Christoph Homann, focuses on the Caucuses, now occupied by modern-day Dagestan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Iran, on the western coast of the Caspian Sea. The inset view at the upper right depicts Terek, which appears on the map at its northern extent. This was the main outpost of the Terek Cossacks, Russia's vassals on the Empire's Caucasus frontier. (more details)

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