“The Turkish Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa, Dividid [sic] into all its Governments, together with the Other Territories that are Tributary to it, as also the Dominions of the Emperor of Marocco…” Hand-colored copperplate map, two sheets cojoined.
AUCTION 62 |
Thursday, June 26th,
2014 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 241
MOLL, HERMAN.
“The Turkish Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa, Dividid [sic] into all its Governments, together with the Other Territories that are Tributary to it, as also the Dominions of the Emperor of Marocco…” Hand-colored copperplate map, two sheets cojoined.
London, first edition of map 1714 (or later):
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
From: Moll’s The World Described, pl. 29.
Splendid large format map of the Ottoman Empire by Herman Moll, one of England’s leading geographers and map makers at the beginning of the 18th century. The Empire is spread over three continents and the map includes all of southern Europe, northern Africa, Arabia, and Turkey. In addition, there are inset views of Constantinople, Smyrna, along with a panorama of Jerusalem (after the Cornelius le Bruyn 1698 image).