Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5

Highly Decorative Map of The Eastern Mediterranean and The Middle East, ca.1700

$1,126.26
£832.45
€950VAT Included
CA$1,553.40
A$1,562.50
CHF 910.42
MX$19,036.72
NOK 10,470.46
SEK 10,740.59
DKK 7,242.63

About the Item

Antique map titled 'Byzondere Kaart van de Landen Daar de Apostelen Het Evangelium Gepredikt Hebben (..).' Highly decorative map of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East features the tract of St. Paul from Jerusalem to Rome. The map is filled with mountains, forests, and oases, and is decorated with a compass rose. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Pierre Mortier' after an anonymous artist. Pieter and David Mortier were booksellers in Paris and have published a wide range of geographical works. After Pieter's death, his widow continued the business until their son Cornelius took over. Cornelius started a partnership with his brother-in-law Johannes Covens and established the famous publishing house "Covens and Mortier" in Amsterdam. They have re-issued Atlases of Sanson, de l'Isle, Visscher and de Wit. Condition: Good, given age. Several small creases bottom left and right corner. Some minor spots. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.74 in (42.5 cm)Width: 19.89 in (50.5 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.02 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Paper,Engraved
  • Period:
    1700-1709
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1700
  • Condition:
    Condition: Good, given age. Several small creases bottom left and right corner. Some minor spots. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
  • Seller Location:
    Langweer, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: PCT-614581stDibs: LU3054326646822

More From This Seller

View All
Finely Engraved Historical Map of Middle East and Asia, c.1745

Finely Engraved Historical Map of Middle East and Asia, c.1745

Located in Langweer, NL

Description: Antique map titled'Theatrum Historicum pars Orientalis.' Finely engraved historical map with a profusion of details. It shows the Middle East and Asia. Decorative ti...

Category

Antique 1740s Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map Eastern Mediterranean by D. Stoopendaal 'circa 1710'

Antique Map Eastern Mediterranean by D. Stoopendaal 'circa 1710'

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map Middle East titled 'De Beschryving van de Reysen Pauli en van de Andere Apostelen'. Antique map of the Eastern Mediterranean with details of the travels by Apostle Paul...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor by a Benedictine, c.1725

Antique Map of Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor by a Benedictine, c.1725

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Byzondere Afbeelding der Landschappen, van de Apostelen bevaren en doorwandelt om het Evangelium J. C. te Prediken.' Map of the lands travelled by the Apostles to...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the Holy Land Described in the Old and New Testament, ca.1660

Antique Map of the Holy Land Described in the Old and New Testament, ca.1660

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Geographiae Sacrae ex Veteri et Novo Testamento Desumptae Tabula Prima quae Totius Orbis Partes Continet.' Map of the lands described in the Old and New Testame...

Category

Antique 1660s Maps

Materials

Paper

18th-Century Map of the Eastern Roman Empire by Henri Chatelain, c. 1719

18th-Century Map of the Eastern Roman Empire by Henri Chatelain, c. 1719

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: 18th-Century Map of the Eastern Roman Empire by Henri Chatelain, c. 1719 Description: This intricately detailed map, titled *Nouvelle Carte pour Servir à l'Histoire de l'Empi...

Category

Antique 1710s Maps

Materials

Paper

You May Also Like

Southern & Eastern Europe: A Large 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson & Jaillot

Southern & Eastern Europe: A Large 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson & Jaillot

By Nicolas Sanson

Located in Alamo, CA

This large hand-colored map entitled "Estats de L'Empire des Turqs en Europe, ou sont les Beglerbeglicz our Gouvernements" was originally created by Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville and t...

Category

Antique 1690s French Maps

Materials

Paper

Persia, Armenia & Adjacent Regions: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by De Wit

Persia, Armenia & Adjacent Regions: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by De Wit

By Frederick de Wit

Located in Alamo, CA

A large 17th century hand colored copperplate engraved map entitled "Novissima nec non Perfectissima Scandinaviae Tabula comprehendens Regnorum Sueciae, Daniae et Norvegiae distincte...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Southern Greece: A Large 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson and Jaillot

Southern Greece: A Large 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson and Jaillot

By Nicolas Sanson

Located in Alamo, CA

This large original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of southern Greece and the Pelopponese Peninsula entitled "La Moree Et Les Isles De Zante, Cefalonie, Ste. Marie, Cerigo & C...

Category

Antique 1690s French Maps

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored 18th Century Homann Map of the Black Sea, Turkey and Asia Minor

Hand-Colored 18th Century Homann Map of the Black Sea, Turkey and Asia Minor

By Johann Baptist Homann

Located in Alamo, CA

An attractive original early 18th century hand-colored map of the Black Sea and Turkey entitled "Carte de L'Asie Minevre ou de la Natolie et du Pont Evxin Tiree des Voyages et des Ob...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century German Maps

Materials

Paper