rear joint broken and cover loosened
nice looking example although paper is slightly wavy (would readily flatten if pressed under heavy books for some time)
Item is physically old and shows mostly small normal signs of handling and time
Hinges cracked and repaired
Aside from this
Russian Empire Muscovy Estonia Latvia Finland Moscow 1856 Stein engraved map April2020 rear joint broken and coverDas Russiche Reich in Europa. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Europe, Russian Empire, Muscovy, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, St. Petersburg, Moscow). Issued 1856, Leipzig by Stein Large format very uncommon rare original engraved mid 19th century map with original outline hand color. As originally issued long ago, an actual antique vintage printed sheet of paper, not a modern copy or reprint. The paper sheet could show various minor signs of age, but if we