and political boundaries precisely engraved
it is a timeless tribute to France’s classical heritage and the enduring art of scientific mapmaking
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featuring sailors and a merchant beside the harbor
capturing the world of ancient Türkiye and the Eastern Mediterranean as envisioned through Enlightenment eyes
Antique Map of Türkiye (1826) — L. Vivien de Saint-Martin, Asiae Minoris Mappa Generalis, Paris ancient Türkiye map and political boundaries precisely engravedEngraved and published in Paris by Louis Vivien de Saint Martin in 1826, this Latin map, Asiae Minoris Mappa Generalis ad Caesarum Tempus, portrays Asia Minor during the age of the Roman emperors. Hand colored regional boundaries and delicately shaded hachures reveal the terrain of ancient Anatolia, including Cyprus and the surrounding Aegean coastline. Vivien de Saint Martin, one of 19th century Frances foremost historical geographers, combined