1579 Ottoman Empire Framed Vintage Map Reprint Size:8″×10″ partly matte finish

partly matte finish

The back features Syrian Memories (ذكريات سورية) embroidered in beautiful Kufic script

• Fabric weight: 4

also destroyed in 1982 but restored

• Ceramic

1579 Ottoman Empire Framed Vintage Map Reprint Size:8″×10″ partly matte finishThis map by Flemish Cartographer Abraham Ortelius of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire ( ) was first created circa 1570 and is one of the most important, well known and detailed maps of the Middle East in the 16th century. Written in Latin, it extends from Greece to Arabia it was informed by Marco Polo's travels. This reprint was first published in Antwerp in 1579 by Frans Hogenberg. Scale is ~1: 12,300,000. This is a reprint (not an original), framed and