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(Incorporated 1972)
Rare Old Maps of
Eastern Europe,
Mediterranean, Asia
by Grace Galleries of Harpswell, Maine
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 EMA101
- R. SAYER "Orbis Romani Pars Orientalis"
London. 1764. Colored. 26X21. Fine chart shows Greece, Turkey, the
Aegean Sea, Constantinople, the Black Sea, Crete & Cyprus and the
eastern end of the Mediterranean. Locates the coast of Syria and
Palestine, Arabia, Alexandria, Egypt and the Nile River and the coast of
North Africa to Libya and the harbors of Cirene and Bengazi. Title is in
a decorative cartouche with leaf, and scroll motifs surmounted by an
eagle with outspread wings. |
$175 |
 EMA102
- LAURIE & WHITTLE "Asiae, quae vulgo
minor Dicitur et Syriae" London 1794. Colored outlines.
19˝X24. Large map features the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, Turkey,
Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and a small portion of Russia. The islands
of Cyprus and Crete in the Mediterranean.. Locates many place names and
harbors, lakes, rivers and elevations and offshore islands in the
Aegean. Inset shows the island of Lesbos and the coast of Turkey. |
$175 |
EMA103
- J. PLAYFAIR "Asia Minor
Drawn & Engraved for Dr. Playfair's Atlas." Edin. 1821. Outline color.
18X21. Map includes the Mediterranean Sea, Crete & Cyprus. Turkey, the
Black sea, the Sea of Marmara (Propontis), Constantinople & Syria.
Depicts elevations & rivers, harbors, cities & towns.
Map titles are
printed in Latin to correspond to ancient useage.
(Chart has some overall
age-toning which could be removed by a professional paper conservator.)
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$150 |
 EMA104
- J.
PLAYFAIR "Modern Asia Minor Drawn & Engraved for Dr.
Playfair's
Atlas." Edin. 1821. Colored. 17˝X21. This is the same map as EU139A
above, but brought up to date c.1821 with titles printed in the language
of each country to conform to current usage, or 'modern' as noted.
(Chart has some overall age-toning but is otherwise in good condition.)
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$150 |
 EMA105
- P. LAPIE “Asia
Mineure. Armenie, Caucase, Syrie etc.” Paris. 1812. Colored. 8˝X11˝.
Finely engraved map shows Turkey and the Black Sea Coast with the
Provinces, Divisions, States of Armenia, Galatia, Paphagonia, Ciheia,
Tibarem, Mehtene, Taurus, Sophene, & Mesopotamia (now Iraq) & Syria.
Locates Turkey's seacoast and the islands of Rhodes and Lesbos, Crete
and Cyprus. Includes a title cartouche on a stone block, topped by a
female figure surrounded by trees. Published by Conrad Malte Brun
(1775-1826) in “Atlas Complet Du Precis de la Geographie Universelle” &
prepared by Pierre Lapie (1777-1850) a well known surveyor and
cartographer.
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$135 |
 EMA107
- BRITISH ADMIRALTY “Asia Minor. Port Ayas.
The Ancient Aega. Surveyed by Lieut. E. W.
Brooker R.N. Under the Direction of Commdr A.
L. Mansell R.N. 1858” and “Asia Minor.
Karadash Road. Surveyed by E. W.
Brooker R.N. under the Direction of Commdr. A.
L. Mansell R.N.
1858.”
London. 1860. Corrections to 1872. Variations in 1885 decreasing
4'annually. 25˝X18. B/W. . Both charts have a finely engraved “View From
the Anchorage” at the top, and the location of the charts is on the
southern coast of Turkey. Chart #2791.
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