2589 Mercator, Gerard: Turcici Imperii Imago 1606

English
Middle East
Mercator
from 1606
copperplate engraving
48,6 x 36,0 cm
ORIGINAL

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.

Reference
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmaker, Early World Press, 2004, p 238-239

Deutsch
Nahost
Mercator
ab 1606
Kupferstich
48,6 x 36,0 cm
ORIGINALKARTE

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.