Russia, Tula, steel making city near Moscow, 1796.

"View of Tula, the Sheffield of Russia, in the approach from Moscow" engraved by Joseph Skelton after a picture by E.D.Clarke, published in Clarke's Travels in Various Countries ..., 1810. Copper engraving with recent hand colour, closed tear in upper matgin (no loss), otherwise good condition. Size 20.5 x 17.5 cms including title, plus margins. Ref H5307