Rare Lafreri School View of Istanbul Finely executed view of Istanbul looking Southwest. The view is based upon Vavassore's view and is one of the earliest obtainable large format views of Istanbul, pre-dating Braun & Hogenberg. Includes a key...
Old color example of this important early map / birdseye view of Istanbul, from Braun & Hogenberg's monumental town book. The Braun & Hogenberg view is one of the finest and most sought-after views of Istanbul. Viewed from the village of...
Second Edition of the Ortelius Map of the Turkish Empire Nice example of Ortelius' Turkish Empire, embracing the Middle East, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean from Sicily to Cyprus. The map is based upon Giacomo Gastaldi's wall map of Asia of...
Decorative miniature map of the Turkish Empire. The map appeared in an early edition of Ortelius' Epitome, first published in 1579.
Interesting map of part of Asia Minor and Cyprus, extending from Constantinople to Armenia. Includes most of Cyprus. The map first appeared in the 1561 edition of Ruscelli's edition of Ptolemy's Geografia. Ruscelli's Atlas is an expanded edition of...
Striking full color example of Quad's map of Asia Minor and Cyprus. Engraved by Johann Bussemacher in Cologne. Fine dark impression.
Rare 16th Century View of Istanbul Important early map / birdseye view of Istanbul, based upon the first edition of Braun & Hogenberg's view of Istanbul, first issued in 1572. The Braun & Hogenberg view is one of the finest and most...
Old color example of Mercator's map of Turkey, Asia Minor and Cyprus. Includes a decorative cartouches, sailing ship, sea monster and finely stippled seas.
Striking map of the region bounded by the Mediterranean, Greece and Itay in the west and Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea in the east and centered on Turkey and Cyprus. Includes English text on both sides. From the 1625-26 edition of...
Fine original hand-color example of Blaeu's decorative map of Asia Minor, showing Turkey, Cyprus and the Islands in the Aegean. This attractive map shows all of Turkey, Cyprus, and the Aegean Islands to a relatively high degree of accuracy. At the...
Jan Jansson's decorative engraved map of Asia Minor, showing Turkey, Cyprus, and the Islands in the Aegean. This attractive map shows all of Turkey, Cyprus and the Aegean Islands to a relatively high degree of accuracy. At the time the entire region...
Striking full color example of Merian's map of the Turkish Empire. Extends from Sicily and Italy in the West to the Black & Caspian Seas in the North and the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and Saudi Arabia peninsula in the South.
Decorative example of Blaeu's map of the Turkish Empire, based upon Blaeu's map of a similar title. Extends from Sicily and Italy in the west, to the Black and Caspian Seas in the north, and the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and Saudi Arabia peninsula in the...
Nicolas Sanson's circa 1650 double-page engraved map of the Ottoman Empire. The map provides a detailed look at the Turkish Empire in the middle of the 17th Century, extending to cover the Eastern Mediterranean and the western part of the Persian...
Very rare map of Cyprus and Asia Minor by Phillipe de la Rue. While we were able to locate examples of the map issued by Covens & Mortier in the 18th Century, this map appears to be very rare.