Turcici Imperii Imago.
Hondius, Jodocus
From Antique Print & Map Room, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 01 August 2017
From Antique Print & Map Room, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 01 August 2017
About this Item
Superb c.17th map the Middle East focusing on Arabia and the extent of the Ottoman Empire. French text edition of this famous map of the Middle East published by Hondius in the Mercators atlas. There is a very elaborate title surrounded by a strap work design with a circular portrait of Mehmed II on top and a scale of distances at bottom. Mehmed II was Ottoman Sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by János Hunyadi. When Mehmed I ascended the throne again in 1451 he strengthened the Ottoman navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire. Mehmed continued his conquests in Anatolia with its reunification and in Southeast Europe as far west as Bosnia. The shape of the Arabian Peninsula is corrected and the large lake [Laghi Adaia] east of Aden becomes an inlet of the sea. Reference: Koeman/Krogt, [8100:1B.1], pg.291, Koeman II, Me91-Me103, Tibbetts (62), p.63, ill. 7 From Hondius's, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati figura. Image Size: 488mm x 363mm (19.2" x 14.4"). Paper Size: 565mm x 455mm (22.2" x 18"). Condition: A little toned, otherwise in good condition, with centre fold as issued. Technique: Copper engraving with original hand colouring. Seller Inventory # MI HOND 1639
Bibliographic Details
Title: Turcici Imperii Imago.
Publication Date: 1639
Binding: No Binding
Condition: Very Good
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