Catalog Archive
Auction 191, Lot 629
Print View

"Cilicia et Cyprus", Bocharti, Samuelis

Subject: Cyprus & Southern Turkey

Period: 1692 (circa)

Publication: Geographia Sacra, seu Phaleg et Canaan

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.6 x 10.4 inches
19.3 x 26.4 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This uncommon map depicts Cyprus and ancient Cilicia, located in present-day southern Turkey. It is from the work of the Protestant minister and oriental scholar Samuel Bochart (1599-1667). Both the title and place names are given in Latin and Hebrew. It is decorated with a trireme and sea monster in the Mediterranean and a couple travelers in the Anatolian plains north of the Taurus Mountains.

References:

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a sheet with a horn coat of arms watermark and light toning and a few binding holes confined to the margins.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 2/8/2023

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap