A New and Accurate Map of Anatolia or Asia Minor with Syria and such other Provinces of the Turkish Empire
London: 1747.
Map. Engraving. Image measures 13 5/8" x 16 3/4"
Beautifully detailed 18th century map of Turkey and the Middle East. Mountains are depicted pictorially, the Tigrus and Euphrates Rivers are dramatically rendered, and major roads connecting the region transect the map. Cities, towns, rivers, and regions are labeled. Many Turkish place names are labeled, as well as those known to the English. Includes modern-day Syria, Kurdistan, Iraq, Rojava, and Armenia. The island of Cyrpus is also shown.
Emanuel Bowen (1714-1767) was an English map engraver who served as Royal Mapmaker to George II of England and Louis XV of France. He was well-regarded for his large, detailed, accurate, and overall attractive maps. This map is a lovely look at the expansion of geographic and scientific knowledge of the 18th c.
Language: English
Price: $500.00
Item #330445