Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East
Period: 1737 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23 x 19.3 inches
58.4 x 49 cm
Striking map of the Turkish Empire stretching from the Balkan peninsula to the Caspian Sea and from Egypt through the Arabian peninsula. The elaborate title cartouche is surrounded by figures representing the conquest and the riches of the empire. This map is based on Delisle's map of the region from 1701, with the exception of Saada and Sanaa, which have been omitted.
References: Ankary #160; Tibbetts #257.
Condition: B+
A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a key watermark, a short centerfold separation at bottom, and light toning along the centerfold and edges of the sheet. There is some foxing confined to the edges of the sheet.