"La Partie Septentrionale de la Turquie en l'Europe avec les Trois Principautes Electives de Transylvanie Moldavie et Valachie...", La Rue, Philippe de
Subject: Balkans
Period: 1651 (dated)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.6 x 14.8 inches
52.3 x 37.6 cm
This uncommon map covers the region of today's Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary. Extending north into Poland and Russie Noire and east to show Constantinople, it locates and names scores of villages and cities. The map was engraved by Jean Sommer and published by Pierre Mariette.
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Condition: B+
Contemporary outline color on a watermarked sheet with a few minor stains and a pair of small dampstains mostly in the lower side margins.