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Auction: 15040 - Antique Maps sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 148

Maps
Middle East
1720 (c.) The Turkish empire in Europe, Asia and Africa divided into all its Governments ..., by Hermann Moll; 41 x 24½ inches, original outline colour with hand-coloured illustrations.

Printed in London by Hermann Moll, John Bowles, Thomas Bowles, Philip Overton & John King. This map of Europe and the Middle East is printed on two sheets and conjoined. Moll's large-format map of the Turkish Empire, also covering the whole Mediterranean, first published 1714. There are inset prospects of Constantinople, Smirna and Jerusalem, and three views of the Holy Sepulcre. Title cartouche and dedication to Thomas Vernon (Commissioner of Trade and Plantations).

Repaired down both vertical folds and a couple of repaired tears. There are some stains and soiling, particularly around the folds. Nevertheless a good example of this rare map. Photo

Estimate
SG$5,000 to SG$6,000