[MAP]. ORTELIUS, Abraham. Turcici Imperii Descriptio.1592.
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Jun 7, 2024
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[MAP]. ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Turcici Imperii Descriptio. Antwerp, 1592.
Engraved map with hand-coloring. Matted, framed, and double glazed, sight 406 x 521 mm (unexamined out of frame). Decorative cartouche, sea monsters, and ships. Latin text on verso. (Tiny scorch mark in margin.)
Ortelius' first map of the Turkish Empire that appeared in his monumental atlas in 1570 and is perhaps the best known of all 16th-century maps of the Middle East. Van den Broecke Ort169 (1592L104).
Property from the Collection of Dr. K. William Harter, Alexandria, Virginia
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