Augsburg: Johann Praetorius, 1658. Miniature map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 2.5" x 5". Detailed early map of the Arabian peninsula. Red Sea is named "Mar di Mecca" Published in "Historiae universalis auctarium". Latin text on verso. Page marked "XXIV" and "Græ." Gabriel Bucelin was a Swiss genealogist and map author who produced many fine quality miniature maps. More
1696. Map. Engraving. 17 3/4" x 23 1/2". Striking sea chart of the Northern Aegean and the Bosporus from 1696. The Sea of Thrace and the Sea of Marmora are featured and Constantinople is prominently noted. Giant allegorical cartouche dominates the composition, describing the Morean war between between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. A map of Narenta on verso which is one of the largest rivers of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718)..... More
Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 3 7/8" x 4 7/8". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". Paris: Denys Thierry, (1683). This lovely miniature map of the historical region of Anatolia, or Asia Minor, is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The map depicts the region between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea that mainly includes Turkey. A figured title cartouche appears at the bottom and..... More
Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 5 5/8" x 4 1/8". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/4". Paris: Denys Thierry, (1683). This lovely miniature map of the Middle East is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The map depicts the region between the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Caspian Sea, showing Turkey, Syria, Armenia, Albania, Georgia, Crimea, parts of Russia, and Egypt. Rivers and mountains are labeled..... More
Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, 1609. Map. Engraving with beautiful original hand color. Image measures 14" x 18 3/4". Staining and toning to margins, repair to lower centerfold, but otherwise is good condition. The Vale of Tempe is a gorge in the Tempi municipality of northern Thessaly, Greece, located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south, and between the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia. Ortelius shows us a mixture of Greek myth and history. Beautifully composed, he describes it..... More
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London: George Sandys. Miniature map. Colored engraving. Sheet measures 10.25" x 7". 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 from European Turkey..... More
London: George Sandys. Miniature map. Colored engraving. Sheet measures 10.25" x 6.75". This lovely map (circa 1615) depicts the Grand Harbor of Malta. The map shows a birds-eye view of the harbor with the City of Valetta and its vicinity during the Siege of Malta in 1565. Fortifications are noted throughout, including Fort Saint Angelo, Fort Saint Michael and Fort Saint Elmo. Ships can be seen in the harbor. Known as one of the bloodiest battles ever fought, the Great..... More
Amsterdam: Mortier, Pieter, 1723. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 14" x 18.75". Beautifully detailed map showing the area between the the Black and Caspian Seas including modern day Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey. Full original margins have minor stains. Based on the plates by Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) who is considered the founder of the French school of cartography. In reaction to the prevailing trend of Dutch lavishness, Sanson favored minimal details, focusing rather on accurate cartography than..... More
Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 13 3/4" x 22 1/2". Rare map of Galatia, an ancient region of northern Anatolia (present-day Turkey), along the southern coast of the Black Sea. Published circa 1705, this map is centered on Ankara, and shows provinces inhabited by Trocmi, Tectosages, and Tolistobogi - three Celtic tribes who inhabited the region from the 3rd century BC. Neighboring historical regions of Paphlagonia, Pontus, Phyrgia, Cappadocia, and Lycaonia are labeled. Mountains and..... More
Amsterdam: Mortier, Pieter, 1713. Map. Engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 14.5" x 18.75". Rare map of Paphlagonia, an ancient region of northern Anatolia (present-day Turkey), along the southern coast of the Black Sea. Highlighting the capital city of Sinope, this map depicts the region as defined by Strabo: bound by the Parthenius River in the west extending to the Hays river in the east. Sanson depicts the region comprising the Kingdom of Pontus during the rule of Mithridates..... More
London: 1886. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures Nicely detailed map of the southern coast of the Black Sea. Soundings in fathoms. Minor aging along edges. More
London: 1880. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 24.5" x 37.75". Beautiful map of the Black Sea based on Russian government surveys. Soundings in fathoms. Minor aging along edges. Expert repair to chip to lower left corner. Small tear to left edge. More
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