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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier et Lansraux : Original Map - "Carte de l'Orient, depuis l'an 636 jusqu'a l'an 1453, de la prise de Constantinople par Mohammed II [Map of the Orient, from the Year 636 to the Year 1453, of the Capture of Constantinople by Mohammed II]; Pl. 19"; From "Atlas geographique dresse pour l'histoire universelle de l'eglise catholique de l'abbe Rohrbacher" ("Geographical Atlas, Compiled for, the Universal History of the Catholic Church of Abbot Rohrbacher")

Gaume Freres et J. Duprey, Editeurs, Paris, France, 1861

Text is in French. Original publisher's hand-colored map showing "the Orient" between the years 636 and 1453. 1453 was the year that Constantinople was captured by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. Map with margins measures 21 1/2" x 16 1/2." Actual map area measures 18" x 13 1/4." The vertical center fold line is original as this map came from an atlas. Map is very clean and intact except for some foxing and age toning (more pronounced along the edges) and minuscule wear to edges and corners. A Very Good copy. This map shows Arabia, Persia, and parts of northern Africa and Europe. The Mediterranean Sea is pictured roughly center. "Ottoman Empire" is also labeled in French. The map features beautiful blue, yellow, green, and pink watercolors within country or regional borders. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. Scales of distance in the upper-left corner below the title. Lines of latitude and longitude and neatline also included. The following is printed beneath the map below the neatline: "le Trait par Raynaud," "Impie. ['Imprimerie'] de Louis Antoine, rue de Cluny, 1, Paris," and "la Lettre par Lahanier et Lansraux." This map is Plate 19 from an atlas that accompanied "L'Historie universelle de l'eglise catholique" ("Universal History of the Catholic Church"), a notable work by Abbot Rohrbacher. Rene Francois Rohrbacher (1789-1856) was a French priest, ecclesiastical historian, and politician. The main author of this atlas is Auguste Henri Dufour (1795-1865), a French geographer.. Map. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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