Subject: Turkey & Cyprus
Period: 1619 (published)
Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19 x 13.6 inches
48.3 x 34.5 cm
Handsome map of present-day Turkey with Cyprus prominently shown. The sea is boldly engraved in a wave pattern. There is a large sea monster in the Mediterranean and an oared ship in the Black Sea. The map is further embellished with three strapwork cartouches. French text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8110:1A.
Condition: B+
A dark impression with full original color, minor color offsetting, faint toning, and light scattered foxing primarily confined to the blank margins. A short centerfold separation and an adjacent tear are in the top blank margin, far from image.