A 16th century miniature map of the Turkish Empire
Turcicum Imperium
Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 80 x 110mm, set in lettterpress.
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A miniature map of the Turkish Empire, showing west to Venice and Tripoli, with the Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Persia.
It was published in the 'Epitome', a pocket version of the Ortelius 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. This example is from the first plate used, engraved by Filips Galle, and comes from the only Italian edition with this plate.