[Lemnos. Hellespont]
London: George Sandys. Miniature map. Colored engraving. Sheet measures 10.25" x 7". London: Sandys, 1615 This lovely circa 1615 map depicts the Hellespont or the Dardanelles, a narrow strait northwest of Turkey. Oriented with north at the bottom, the map covers the Gallipoli Peninsula or the Thracian Chersonese and part of the Asian section of northwest Turkey. Includes the island of Imbros or Gökçeada. The seat of the ancient city of Troy is also marked. The Dardanelles separates Asian Turkey..... More