Asia Minor Black Sea Turkey Crimea Armenia 1743 Homann Heirs decorative map

Carte de l'Asie Mineure ou de la Natolie et du Pont Euxin, tiree des Voyages et des Observations des Anciens et Modernes...Heritiers de Homann, Nuremb....1743.

(Asia Minor, Black Sea- Greek islands- Crimea).

Issued 1743, Nuremberg, Germany by the Heirs of Homann

Large decorative mid-18th century antique map. Engraved with original hand color.

Vignette cartouche top left depicting Gods, statues and various artifacts. Cyprus is seen bottom edge center, Crete lower left, Moldavia top right, Armenia at right side, Mesopotamia & Tigris river valley lower right.

Sheet remains well preserved, some visible age spotting confined mostly to surrounding blank margins, minor flaws to paper unworthy of specific mention are to be expected. Some light age wear or surface spotting/ soiling, all of which is hopefully visible within the pictures.

Original centerfold as issued.

Sheet measures c.  20 3/4" H x  24 3/4" W.

Printed area measures c. 19 1/4" H x  22 3/4" W

Tooleys Dictionary of Map Makers, v. 2, p. 361

[R18853].