Carte de l'Empire Ottoman, Comprenant les Possessions de la Porte en Europe, en Asie, et en Afrique, avec les Parties Limitrophes de l'Arabie, de la Perse, de la Russe et de l'Empire d'Autriche. Dressée par... Revue et Corrigée par Charles Picquet... et de Mgr. le Duc D'Orleans.
Paris: Charles Picquet, 1840. Map dimensions 111 x 116 cm, overall 118 x 120 cm. A fine large folding map of the Ottoman Empire showing its extents into Europe, Africa and Asia including almost the entirety of the Arabian peninsula, original colour in outline with a key to those provincial boundaries marked underneath the title cartouche, dissected into 24 sections and mounted on linen, publisher's title label to one of the folded end sections and their list of other publications to the other, a strikingly marbled paper covered slipcase with a matching chemise, gilt lettered green leather label to the spine of the slipcase. A very well preserved example. Item #36273
Price: £1,250.00