Pierre Mortier. Carte Nouvelle de la Grande Tartarie. 1700. European Paintings and the Raven

and the Raven

sea monsters

Next to it is a comparative scale depicting twelve measurements from various countries and disciplines

Thomas Jefferson's grandfather and father were both surveyors

two are of special note

Pierre Mortier. Carte Nouvelle de la Grande Tartarie. 1700. European Paintings and the RavenPierre Mortier Carte Nouvelle de la Grande Tartarie Paris, 1700 24 x 40 inches Highly Detailed Map of Tartary by Dutch Statesman and Russian Specialist Nicolaas Witsen with details from the Travels of Verbiest in China and De Vries in the North Pacific Nice example of Pierre Mortier's decorative and detailed map showing Central Asia and Tartary published in Amsterdam. The map extends from the Caspian Sea in the west and Nova Zemla in the northwest