1709 – P. Husson – La Battaille Poltawa en Ucraine

Title:                      “Plan de la fameuse Bataille donnee aux environs de Poltawa en Ucraine Entre l’Armee de sa Majesté Csarienne Pierre I. Empereur de la Grande Russie et celle de S.M. le Roy de Suede Charles XII. me 27 Juin -8 Jullet 1709…”​ ​ Description: Very rare plan of the Battle of Poltava, Ukraine. It took place 8 July 1709 and was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. The Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeated the Swedish army under the command of Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld. The engraving comes from the book “Variae Tabulae Geographicae un quibus loca in orbe bello flagrantia conspiciuntur ut in Flandria, Brabantia, Leodiensi Tractu, Germania, Hungaria, . . . Diverses cartes de geographie, où l’in peut voir le theatre de la guerre dans tout le monde. Comme dans les pais de Flandres, de Brabant, de Liège, d’Allemagne, de Hongrie, . . . Den Haag, P. Husson, s.d.”  published in Den Haag,  1709. Publisher:            Pierre Husson Sheet size:            61,2 x 52,5 cm Year:                      1709 Technique:          copper engraving Condition: Good condition. Green color oxidation losses in top left corner professionally restored. ​​ This is an original antique map published in 1709 and NOT a modern copy or reprint   On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity