Sale 5334
London
|
13 June 2012
Price realised
GBP 1,125
Estimate
SPEED, John (1552-1629). The Turkish Empire. Newly augmented. London: G. Humble, 1626 [or later]. Hand-coloured engraved map framed by a top border composed of 8 city views of Famagusta, Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Rhodes, Alexandria and Ormus, and side borders each of 5 costumed figures from the Ottoman Empire, the title set within an elaborate cartouche composed of two dragons surmounted by the Ottoman arms (faint staining), 396 x 515mm. FINELY COLOURED MAP from Speed's Theatre of The World.
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