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MEAST4480

Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius
Title: : Turcici Imperii Descriptio
Date: 1595 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Antwerp
Description: Stunning map of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire at its territorial height, encompassing the Balkans, Anatolia, Syria, the Levant, Egypt, Arabia, and Mesopotamia. Bright original hand-colour. Latin text on verso. [Ort: 169]
Map Ref: MEAST4480

MEAST4080

Cartographer: Giovanni Antonio Magini
Title: : Descrittione Dell'Imperio Tvrchesco
Date: 1598 Size: 9 x 12 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Beautiful early map of the Turkish Empire, accompanied by text. Strong impression.
Map Ref: MEAST4080

MEAST4499

Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius
Title: : Tvrcicvm Imperivm
Date: c. 1600 Size: 5 x 3 inches
Published: Antwerp
Description: Early miniature map of the Turkish Empire across the eastern Mediterranean, Arabia, Egypt, Eritrea and Iraq. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST4499

MEAST4308

Cartographer: Petrus Bertius
Title: : Descriptio Imperii Tucici
Date: 1616 Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Miniature map of the Ottoman Empire at its height covering the Balkans, Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, Arabia, and the Caucasus. Latin text on verso. Coloured. Framed
Map Ref: MEAST4308

MEAST4470

Cartographer: Mercator Hondius
Title: : Turcici Imperii Imago
Date: c. 1620 Size: 19 x 14 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Celebrated Dutch Golden Age map of the Middle East showing the extent of the Ottoman Empire. One of only a handful of maps to use the term 'Arabian Gulf' instead of 'Persian Gulf'. French text on verso. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: MEAST4470

MEAST4307

Cartographer: Samuel Purchas
Title: : Paradisus
Date: 1625 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: London
Description: Curious map of the Holy Land and Mesopotamia purporting to show the location of the Garden of Eden, or Paradise. Features a large vignette of Adam and Eve with the Tree of Knowledge. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST4307

MEAST4134

Cartographer: Samuel Purchas
Title: : Turcicum Imperium
Date: 1625 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: London
Description: Turkish Empire. Charming early miniature map including Arabia, The Levant, the Balkans and Egypt. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST4134

MEAST4174

Cartographer: Willem & Jan Blaeu
Title: : Turcicvm Imperivm
Date: c. 1640 Size: 21 x 16 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Decorative map showing the Ottoman Empire at its height, published during the Dutch Golden Age. French text on verso. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST4174

MEAST4324

Cartographer: Matthaus Merian
Title: : Turcicum Imperium
Date: 1640 Size: 14 x 11 inches
Published: Frankfurt
Description: Early map of the Turkish Empire from the Balkans to the Gulf. Both the map and the elaborate cartouche on the lower left were based on the map of the same area by Blaeu published in 1635. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST4324

MEAST4423

Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Turcicum Imperium
Date: c. 1640 Size: 21 x 16 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: The Middle East showing the territories controlled by the Ottoman Empire, including Arabia, the Levant, Egypt, Libya, Mesopotamia, and Turkey. Spanish text on the verso. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: MEAST4423

MEAST4474

Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia, etc.
Date: 1661 Size: 8 x 5 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: A small Dutch Golden Age map of Armenia, Kurdistan, Syria, and Mesopotamia (Iraq). Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST4474

MEAST4170

Cartographer: John Speed
Title: : The Turkish Empire
Date: 1665 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: London
Description: The only map of the Turkish Empire with illustrated borders; also showing the Arabian Gulf in place of the Persian Gulf. Roger Rea edition, English text on verso and rich, old colour.
Map Ref: MEAST4170

MEAST3899

Cartographer: Nicolas & Guillaume Sanson
Title: : Estats de L'Empire du Grand Seigneur des Turqs ou Sultan Ottoman
Date: 1671 Size: 22 x 16 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Stunning map of the Turkish Empire approaching its height including Arabia, The Levant, the Balkans and Iraq. Inset map of the coastline of Algeria. Original colour.
Map Ref: MEAST3899

MEAST4398

Cartographer: Frederick De Wit
Title: : Turcicum Imperium
Date: c. 1675 Size: 22 x 18 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Fine late 17th Century map of the Turkish Empire. Rich original hand colouring and ornate title cartouche with figures in traditional Turkish dress.
Map Ref: MEAST4398

MEAST4058

Cartographer: Pierre Duval
Title: : L'Empire des Turcs
Date: 1677 Size: 21 x 15 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Unusual thematic map of the Ottoman Empire showing the trade routes from the East, going through Baghdad to Aleppo, where they split, one branch going to Belgrade, the other to Mecca. Original colour.
Map Ref: MEAST4058

MEAST4533

Cartographer: Frederick De Wit
Title: : Nova Persiae, Armeniae, Natoliae, et Arabie
Date: c. 1680 Size: 23 x 20 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Decorative map of the Middle East, including Arabia, Iran (Persia), Iraq, the Levant, and Anatolia, with a beautiful figurative cartouche. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: MEAST4533

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