"Cilicia et Cyprus", Bocharti, Samuelis

Subject: Cyprus & Southern Turkey
Period: 1692 (circa)
Publication: Geographia Sacra, seu Phaleg et Canaan
Color: Black & White
Size: 10.4 x 7.6

This uncommon map depicts Cyprus and ancient Cilicia, located in present-day southern Turkey. It is from the work of the Protestant minister and oriental scholar Samuel Bochart (1599-1667). Both the title and place names are given in Latin and Hebrew. It is decorated with a trireme and sea monster in the Mediterranean and a couple travelers in the Anatolian plains north of the Taurus Mountains.
Condition: A
A sharp impression on a sheet with a horn coat of arms watermark and light toning and a few binding holes confined to the margins.