Mar 262011
 

1604 Abraham Ortelius Map of Turkey Ottoman Empire – Turcicum Imperium.

This Abraham Ortelius antique map is from the Aresenius engraving of 1601 and issued by Jan Keebergen in his ‘Ausszug…Abrahami Ortely theatro’ in 1604. This Abraham Ortelius map of the great Turkish Ottoman Empire stretches from the borders of Hungary in the north west to the eastern edges of Arabia and Persia in the east. It also includes Egypt in Africa and all of the present day Middle East. The map measures 4.5″ by 3.5″, has excellent hand colouring, and is in good condition with a little dirt in the lower blank margins.

1604 Ortelius Map of Turkey Ottoman Empire

1604 Ortelius Map of Turkey Ottoman Empire

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Jan 022011
 

Abraham Ortelius Middle East antique maps for sale at auction or buy it now on ebay can be found in the rss feed below. If you are looking for a particular Abraham Ortelius original antique map of Middle East this page is updated daily with Ortelius Middle East maps as they are listed for sale on ebay.

These Middle East maps by Abraham Ortelius are all listed in the ebay Category: Maps, Atlases & Globes. Most of the large scale maps you see below come from the rare Ortelius Atlas of 1570 the ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World) any smaller minature Middle East maps coming from one of the many versions of his Epitome. This post is in the Middle East map category.