Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East
Period: 1719 (dated)
Publication: Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et Historique
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.8 x 6.5 inches
22.4 x 16.5 cm
This attractive small map shows the extent of the Ottoman Empire from the Balkans to Persia, including all of Arabia and North Africa. Includes an inset map of the kingdoms of Algeria, Tunisia, and part of Libya. The map is based on the cartography of Nicolas Sanson, and is a reduced version of his map of 1654. There is a French text notation on the map regarding the Nile and its source in Ethiopia. In the bottom left-hand corner is a list of Turkish rulers.
References: Ankary #131; Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #43-19; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MEN-1b; Tibbetts #222.
Condition: A
A nice impression with contemporary color in the map and later color in the cartouche, on a sheet with binding holes in the left margin and light soiling that is confined to the edges of the sheet.