Türkiye - Black Sea/ around Istanbul; Nicolas de Fer - Vue de Dardanelles.../Vue de Constantinopel/ La Mer Noire - 1681-1700
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Three uncoloured copper-engraved maps by Nicolas de Fer of the waters around Constantinople (Istanbul) in the Black Sea area, Turkey, titled Vue de Constantinopel; Vue de Dardanelles de Constantinople; La Mer Noire, with dimensions 94 × 168 mm, 216 × 281 mm and 239 × 341 mm, in excellent condition.
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View of Constantinople. 94 x 168 mm. Sharp print on fine, sturdy paper. Very wide margins. Blank verso. Charming image of the European and Asian parts of Constantinople with the Bosporus.
View of the Dardanelles from Constantinople. 216 x 281 mm. The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea (the Dardanelles). Sharp print from a carefully engraved etching on fine paper. Margins sufficient. Verso blank.
The Black Sea. 239 x 341 mm. Very sharp print on lightly browned, sturdy paper. Margins are sufficient. Back blank. The text about the Black Sea is interesting: this map was made based on a Turkish manuscript map, created in Kafa (Caffa), a place in Crimea, now called Feodosiya. Made 'by the Fer, geographer of the Catholic King.' Additionally, the name of the Black Sea in Latin, Old Turkish, and Cossacks (Russian?) is included.
Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a prominent and influential publisher in France at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries. He was also an engraver and cartographer. In 1690, he was officially appointed as the geographer to Le Grand Dauphin and his successors; in 1719, he became the 'Géographe ordinaire de sa Majesté Catholique' (see the text in the map La Mer Noire), or Louis XV.
View of Constantinople. 94 x 168 mm. Sharp print on fine, sturdy paper. Very wide margins. Blank verso. Charming image of the European and Asian parts of Constantinople with the Bosporus.
View of the Dardanelles from Constantinople. 216 x 281 mm. The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea (the Dardanelles). Sharp print from a carefully engraved etching on fine paper. Margins sufficient. Verso blank.
The Black Sea. 239 x 341 mm. Very sharp print on lightly browned, sturdy paper. Margins are sufficient. Back blank. The text about the Black Sea is interesting: this map was made based on a Turkish manuscript map, created in Kafa (Caffa), a place in Crimea, now called Feodosiya. Made 'by the Fer, geographer of the Catholic King.' Additionally, the name of the Black Sea in Latin, Old Turkish, and Cossacks (Russian?) is included.
Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a prominent and influential publisher in France at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries. He was also an engraver and cartographer. In 1690, he was officially appointed as the geographer to Le Grand Dauphin and his successors; in 1719, he became the 'Géographe ordinaire de sa Majesté Catholique' (see the text in the map La Mer Noire), or Louis XV.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of items
3
Country
Türkiye
Geographical specification
Black Sea/ around Istanbul
Map maker/ publisher
Nicolas de Fer
Map/ Book title
Vue de Dardanelles.../Vue de Constantinopel/ La Mer Noire
Period
1681-1700
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Three maps of the waters around Constantinople, made by Nicolas de Fer.
Map colour
Uncoloured map
Height
94 mm
Width
168 mm
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