Original Map - "Asia Minor and the Northern Part of Syria"

Sherman, George E.

Published by Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia, PA

About this Item

Original publisher's hand-colored map of Asia Minor and part of Syria showing various regions that are now modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. The following are some of the regions included on this map: Mysia, Lydia, Caria, Phrygia, Pisidia, Bithynia, Galatia, Lycaonia, Cilicia, Cappadocia, Pontus, Armenia Minor, and the island of Cyprus. Map features beautiful watercolored outlines in blue, green, pink, and yellow around country or regional borders. Major cities and natural features such as mountains and rivers are shown. Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea) and Aegaeum Mare (Aegean Sea) are shown to the north and south, respectively. Part of Thracia is also included in the upper-left corner and part of Mesopotamia to the right. Scales of distance in Greek stadia and Roman and English miles included. No date, circa 1836-1851. Map with margins measures 13 1/4" x 10"; actual map area measures 11 1/2" x 8 3/8." Map is very clean and intact except for slight foxing. The center fold line is original as this map originally came from an atlas. Lines of latitude and longitude also included. The following is printed beneath the map: "Philadelphia, Blanchard & Lea." and "Eng. by G. E. Sherman, N.Y." "20." printed in upper-right corner outside of the neatline. Blanchard & Lea (fl. c. 1836-1851) was a Philadelphia-based publishing house and successor to Matthew Carey & Company. George E. Sherman was an American map engraver based in New York and co-founder of the publishing firm, Sherman & Smith or Stiles, Sherman & Smith (fl. c. 1829-1855).

Seller Inventory # 020302

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Original Map - "Asia Minor and the Northern Part of Syria"
• Publisher: Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia, PA
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Collectible-Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Foreign Lands
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