Rare map of the Bosphorus, 1788
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Author: Maire, François Joseph
Title: Plan de Constantinople et du Bosphore pour Servir de Renseignement a la Carte des Limites des Trois Empires, ou Theatre de la Guerre Presente
Place Published: [Vienna?]
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Date Published: 1788
Description:
Author: Maire, François Joseph
Title: Plan de Constantinople et du Bosphore pour Servir de Renseignement a la Carte des Limites des Trois Empires, ou Theatre de la Guerre Presente
Place Published: [Vienna?]
Publisher:
Date Published: 1788
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Copper-engraved map, hand-colored. 27.2x59.7 cm (10¾x23½"), backed with linen, sectioned for folding.
Scarce map of the Bosphorus Strait between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, with inset plan of Serrail. The passage through the Bosphorus is shown in great detail, with castles and fortifications along the way. The surrounding countryside, roads, villages, and topography are also depicted. A key at bottom right identifies the Jewish, Greek, Catholic, and Turkish cemeteries shown throughout the map. OCLC lists only three examples, all at the British Library, two as part of the sequence of maps "Carte generales des Limites entre les trois Empires..." in illustration of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1792.
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Rare map of the Bosphorus, 1788
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