"A New Map of Turkey in Europe Divided into all its Provinces; with the Adjacent Countries in Europe and Asia: Drawn Chiefly from the Maps Published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg", Laurie & Whittle
Subject: Southeastern Europe
Period: 1794 (dated)
Publication: Imperial Sheet Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23.8 x 23.7 inches
60.5 x 60.2 cm
This sharply engraved map is based on information from the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg. It details the area from southern Hungary through the Balkan countries and Greece to all of Crete. It also shows much of Turkey, Cyprus, and part of the Black Sea. The Greek Archipelago is especially well-detailed. Engraved by F. Vivares.
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Condition: B
Original color on watermarked paper with archival repairs to two short tears adjacent to centerfold, light offsetting and toning, and some minor soiling confined to the upper blank margin.