"Imperii Orientalis et Circumjacentium Regionum sub Constantino Porphyrogenito et ejus Praedecessoribus Descriptio...", Delisle, Guillaume

This handsome map focuses on the Byzantine Empire as it was during the reign of Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos. It covers present-day Balkans and Turkey and extends to include portions of Italy, Ukraine, and Russia. Provinces, towns and cities, rivers, and some topographical detail are shown. The Black Sea prominently appears.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression with superb, full contemporary color on a bright sheet with the watermark of the papermaker Montgolfier. There is a small paper flaw in Croatia and light toning along the edges of the sheet.