HERMAN MOLL MAP "THE TURKISH EMPIRE IN EUROPE, ASIA AND AFRICA" 1740 AD. - $3,500 - (Bow, WA)
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL 1740 MAP BY THE FAMOUS ENGLISH CARTOGRAPHER HERMAN MOLL BEAUTIFUL, LIGHT COLORING DENOTING THE EMPIRE BORDER, AND HIGHLY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT EACH AND EVERY AREA WAS KNOWN FOR. CLASSIC HERMAN MOLL WORK AND ARTISTRY. ***NOTICE THE STUNNING PRECISION OF THE ENGRAVINGS AND BEAUTIFUL DEPICTIONS OF CONSTANTINOPLE, JERUSALEM AND SMIRNA. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR VIEWS OF THE HOLY SEPULCRE ARE BOTH RARE AND HISTORIC. THIS MAP IS MUSEUM QUALITY MOUNTED TO HIGHEST STANDARDS AND WAS HEADED TO BE ON DISPLAY IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS IN THE EARLY 1970'S BUT INSTEAD WAS PURCHASED AND ADDED TO THE "ALI TURK" COLLECTION. ** FRAMED MEASURES 46" X 30" *** SEE OTHER ITEMS BEING OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THIS ESTATE. A VARIETY OF HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ITEMS, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE TURKISH / OTTOMAN ERA ARE STILL BEING ASSESTED AND WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE VERY SOON.
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