Description: Beautiful map of Latvia from 1950, printed in Brussels. Showing Riga pre Soviet Union. 45” x 33.5” Topographic map of Latvia on sheet 85x115, folded into heavy paper slip case 29x30. Showing administrative divisions, places of economic important, major cities, towns, villages, roads, railroads, rivers, water mills, forests, lakes, industries and custom points. Includes a decorative view across the top, along with the words " Dievs sveti Latviju," the Latvian National Anthem, and legend beneath the map. Peeter Mantnieka's Cartographic Institute began its business in the 1920s in Riga. Mantnieka developed the thriving map and atlas business during the Soviet Occupation, but ultimately went into exile in 1944 and relocated his operations to Brussels.
Price: 120 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2024-10-16T03:33:35.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Store Aisle: International/World Maps
Date Range: 1920-1929
Type: City Map
Continent: Europe
Format: Folding Map
Language: Latvian
Year: 1950
Era: 1920
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Cartographer/Publisher: P. Mantenieks
City: Riga
Country/Region: Latvia
