Subject: Turkey
Period: 1644 (published)
Publication: Atlas Novus
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
49.5 x 38.1 cm
Handsome map of Asia Minor including Cyprus and the Aegean Islands. A fierce sea battle and a curious looking sea monster are depicted in the Mediterranean. The map is embellished with a banner style title cartouche and a surveyor holding the distance scale. French text on verso.
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Condition: A
Crisp impression and original color. There are some minor damp stains in the wide margins, well away from the map.