Dervishes, Turkey.

Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de. After Claude Aubriet. "Danse des Dervis"+ "Estendart turc. . " Amsterdam. Janssoons van Waesberge. 1737
Coppe rengraved illustration of Dervishes, set in a page of Dutch text. [page55, vol. 2] text to verso; with another of a turkish standard. [ 2 plates] from the 2nd volume of Tournefort's "Beschryving van eene Reize naar de Levant" ["Relation D'Un Voyage du Levant"] 1737 [5th edition] large 4to, blank to verso. Dark impression, with wide margins.
Blackmer/Navari 1318[1st edition]. 104 by 163mm (4 by 6½ inches) Dervishes. 165x111mm standard.    €40

Manisa/ Magnesia ad Sipylum, Turkey

Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de. After Claude Aubriet. Magnesia ad Sypylum / Manisa " Veue de Magnesie du Mont Sypili" Amsterdam. Janssoons van Waesberge. 1737
Copper engraved viewof Magnesia ad Sipylum, moden day Manisa in Turkey, with illustrations of antiquities above. [2on 1 plate] from the 2nd volume of Tournefort's "Beschryving van eene Reize naar de Levant" ["Relation D'Un Voyage du Levant"] 1737 [5th edition] large 4to, blank to verso. In the 1737 edition the 2 views are on 1 plate, inearlier editions they appear seperately. Dark impression, with wide margins.
Blackmer/Navari 1318[1st edition]. 230 by 171mm (9 by 6¾ inches).    €60

Tirebolu/Tripolis, Turkey

Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de. After Claude Aubriet. "Veue de Tripoli, sur les Côtes de la Mer Noire. " + "Ceresonte" Amsterdam. Janssoons van Waesberge. 1737
Copper engraved view of Tipolis/ Tirebolu on the coast of the Black Sea in Turkey with a view of the castle Ceresonte. constructed by the Emperors of Trebizond. [2 on 1 plate] from the 2nd volume of Tournefort's "Beschryving van eene Reize naar de Levant" ["Relation D'Un Voyage du Levant"] 1737 [5th edition] large 4to, blank to verso. In the 1737 edition the 2 views are on 1 plate, inearlier editions they appear seperately. Dark impression, with wide margins.
Blackmer/Navari 1318[1st edition]. 210 by 163mm (8¼ by 6½ inches).    €80

Gallipoli, Turkey.

Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de. After Claude Aubriet. Gallipoli. "Veiie de Gallipoli" Amsterdam. Janssoons van Waesberge. 1737
Copper engraved view of Gallipoli, set in a page of Dutch text. [page 181, Vol2] from the 2nd volume of Tournefort's "Beschryving van eene Reize naar de Levant" ["Relation D'Un Voyage du Levant"] 1737 [5th edition] large 4to, text to verso. Dark impression, with wide margins.
Blackmer/Navari 1318[1st edition]. 104 by 165mm (4 by 6½ inches).    €70

Sinop/Sinope, Turkey.

Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de. After Claude Aubriet. Sinope. "Veiie de Sinope sur les Côtes de la Mer Noire" Amsterdam. Janssoons van Waesberge. 1737
Copper engraved view of Sinope in Turkey, set in apage of Dutch text. [page 82, Vol2] from the 2nd volume of Tournefort's "Beschryving van eene Reize naar de Levant" ["Relation D'Un Voyage du Levant"] 1737 [5th edition] large 4to, text to verso. Dark impression, with wide margins.
Blackmer/Navari 1318[1st edition]. 106 by 164mm (4¼ by 6½ inches).    €60

Colchis, Georgia.

Van der Aa, Pieter Mingrelie or Colchis. "Mingrelie autrefois Colchis , Pays baigné au Couchant par le Mer Noire.." Leiden Van Der Aa ,Pieter 1714
Copper engraved map of the the kingdom of Colchis, in the region of Mingrelia, north west Georgia, from part 2 of Van der Aa's "Nouvel Atlas." Dark impression;wide margins.
Koeman 1: Aa7 map134 295 by 352mm (11½ by 13¾ inches).    €300

The Black Sea, Crimea and Constantinople.

Visscher, Nicolaes. The Black Sea and channel of Constantinople. "Nouvel carte de la Mer Noire et du Canal de Constantinople...." Amsterdam. Visscher, Nicolaes , "in de Visscher, Klaverstraat". circa 1680
Copper engraved map of the Black sea, Crimea with inset map of the Dardenells and constantinople by Nicolaes Visscher. Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the black sea with crimea with an inset map to upper right of the Dardenells and Constantinople. Dark impression; bright original full wash colour, old ink number to upper right corner and light brown spots to edge of upper margin
Zacharakis 3636/2358 485 by 577mm (19 by 22¾ inches).    €650