[GEOGRAPHICAL MAP] - Lot 105

[GEOGRAPHICAL MAP] SPEED, John, Map of the Turkish Empire, "The Turkish Empire Newly Augmented", 1626 Color-enhanced engraving on printed double-sheet folio paper. The map of the Turkish Empire is titled, captioned in English and framed with illustrations on three sides: to the left and right, niches featuring inhabitants of the countries making up the Empire and their wives opposite; above, cartouches featuring eight important cities of the Empire, such as Damascus, Jerusalem and Constantinople. On the reverse, a double-page of text printed in English, numbered 35-36 and titled "The Description of the Turkish Empire". Framed. Sight size: 40 x 52 cm Large central fold consolidated on spine with adhesive, small folds and foxing. John Speed (1551/2-1629) was an English historian and cartographer who worked mainly on depictions of his native land. He was also interested in the rest of the world, and is known as the first English cartographer to publish a world atlas, A Prospect of the most Famous Parts of the World, published in 1627.