Beschreibung
Asien / Nahost
Mercator
from 1606
English |
An attractive map of the Turkish empire in Arabia shown in detail.The bottom right cartouche shows the portrait of Sultan Mahumet (1432-1481) who conquered Constantinople, renamed Istanbul. It is a very detailed account of the Turkish Empire with colored borders. A mileage scale is on the bottom right. Latin text fills The Black Sea and The Caspian Sea. Gerard Mercator was a legendary figure in cartographey, who introduced the 'Mercator projection', for navigation. He produced globes, maps and began work on 5 volume atlas, which was completed by his son. |
Deutsch |
Die Kartusche unten links zeigt das Portrait von "Sultan Mahumet Turcorum Imperat." Es handelt sich um eine sehr detaillierte Darstellung des Türkischen Imperiums. Grenzen sind farbig gestaltet. |