Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East, Heraldry
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Historique
Color: Black & White
Size:
37.5 x 15.1 inches
95.3 x 38.4 cm
This uncommon and elaborate sheet delineates the complex genealogy of the Ottoman Empire's royal families and their coats of arms. A small map, Carte de l'Empire des Turcs en Europe et Asie (7.2 x 4.0"), centers on the Eastern Mediterranean and spans from Greece to Iraq. Printed on 2 joined sheets, as issued.
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Condition: A
A dark impression on paper with the Strasbourg Bend & Lily watermark. There is printer's ink residue, minor offsetting, and a couple small rust spots.