ARTIST: Frederick de Wit
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving
DATE: c.1680.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 18 1/2 x 21 9/16" (47 x 54.8 cm)
DESCRIPTION: This handsome map of the Middle East covers the region from Turkey and Egypt to Afghanistan with the Arabian peninsula prominently shown. The detail in Arabia is based on Sanson's map of 1654, one of the largest scaled and best detailed maps of the region until the mid-seventeenth century. The decorative title cartouche features several exotic figures, animals, and a merchant ship. A mapmaker works atop the scale of miles cartouche using dividers and other tools of the trade.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition save for some damp stains in upper margin, well away from image. Fine original hand coloring.
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