Catalog Archive
Auction 199, Lot 520

"Imperii Orientalis et Circumjacentium Regionum sub Constantino Porphyrogenito et ejus Praedecessoribus Descriptio...", Delisle/Covens & Mortier

Subject: Southern & Eastern Europe

Period: 1745 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Nouveau, Contenant Toutes les Parties du Monde

Color: Hand Color

Size:
25.2 x 18.8 inches
64 x 47.8 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

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.

References:

Condition: A

A sharp impression with contemporary outline color on a sturdy sheet with minor offsetting and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 9/11/2024

Archived