Historic Map : Bellin Map of The Kuril Islands , 1750, Vintage Wall Art decorative map 5252502 Basset Jeux de L'Oie or

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Historic Map : Bellin Map of The Kuril Islands , 1750, Vintage Wall Art decorative map 5252502 Basset Jeux de L'Oie orA beautiful example of Bellin's c. 1750 map of the Kuril Islands. The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokkaido, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. Traditionally the Kuriles are part of Japan however have been under Russian control since World War II. Today there is an ongoing dispute between Japan and Russia