JAILLOT, H. Estats de l'Empire des Turqs en...

JAILLOT, H. Estats de l'Empire des Turqs en Europe. Amsterdam, ca. 1694. Bound in old col. On strong paper. A fine copy. 545 x 870 mm Large map of Anatolia, Greece and Italy, mainly based on Sanson's map. A large decorative cartouche occupies western Turkey. Undated. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot (1632-1712), French cartographer, joined the Sanson heirs and redrew Nicolas Sanson's maps on a larger scale for the "Atlas Nouveau" (1674) and the maritime atlas "Le Neptune François" (1693). This map is taken from the re-engraved Dutch counterfeit of the Atlas Nouveau, published by Pieter Mortier in Amsterdam. Expert : Béatrice Loeb-Larocque