Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East
Period: 1701 (circa)
Publication: A New Sett of Maps both of Antient and Present Geography
Color: Black & White
Size:
19 x 14 inches
48.3 x 35.6 cm
This sheet, dedicated to Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, includes three maps that depict locations noted in the New Testament. At top left is a large map of the eastern Mediterranean focusing on Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. At bottom left is a map of the entire Mediterranean, extending well into the Middle East. And at right is a map of the Holy Land. Engraved by Sutton Nicholls.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.WELL-1a #35.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with a light vertical crease adjacent to the centerfold. There is a hint of toning along the sheet edges.