Two maps of the Ottoman Empire

Lot 1246
17.12.2024 00:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1336770
Lot 1246 | Two maps of the Ottoman Empire
Estimate value
$ 400 – 600
1. JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert and SANSON, Nicolas. Estats de L'Empire des Turqs en Europe, subdivises suivant l'estendue des Beglerbeglicz ou Gouvernements. Paris: Jaillot, c.1700. Copper-engraved map, 583 x 885mm on 605 x 893mm sheet (sight size), hand-colored in outline and cartouche hand-colored (even toning, some creasing near centerfold and lower right corner, a few minor spots). Matted and framed, unexamined out of frame.

2. [HONDIUS, Jodocus and MERCATOR, Gerard.] Turcici imperii imago. N.p., c.1630. Copper-engraved map, 364 x 485mm on 480 x 574mm sheet, with contemporary hand-coloring (browning, edges worn, a few spots, light wear at centerfold). Latin text on verso. There is a portrait of Sultan Mehmed II, who conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire, above the cartouche.
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