1803 Luigi Mayer Large Antique Print of a Woman & Child of Karaman, Turkey

Description: contact usebay profileebay store Woman of Caramania Cartographer : - Mayer, Luigi (1755 - 1803) Date: - 1803 Size: - 18 1/2 in x 13in (460mm x 330mm)Ref#: - 40464Condition: - (A+) Fine Condition Description: This large original beautifully hand coloured antique aquatint of a woman and children of the ancient southern Turkish region of Caramania (Karaman) was engraved in 1803 - the date is engraved at the foot of the image - and was published in Luigi Mayer's Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire R Bowyer, Historic Gallery Pall Mall. This engraving is characteristic of those made during Regency period, a time of exploration of the Middle East spurred by Napoleon's explorations and conquests in Egypt. Often these expeditions were published as books, containing descriptions and illustrations of the ancient architecture, customs and culture of indigenous peoples. General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Original Colors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink General color appearance: - Authentic Paper size: - 18 1/2 in x 13in (460mm x 330mm) Plate size: - 15 in x 12in (380mm x 305mm) Margins: - Min 1in (25mm) Imperfections: Margins: - None Plate area: - None Verso: - NoneBackground: Mayer, Luigi (1755 - 1803) Italian orientalist Luigi Mayer, active in the 18th and begin 19th century traveled extensively in the middle east. His work Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire was published between 1801 and 1804 with historical observations, and incidental illustrations of the manners and customs of the natives of that country. During Mayer time, while Britain and France were vying for control of colonial territories, Views in Egypt captivated and informed audiences in Europe about the countries prevailing culture and even political structures. Mamalukes exercising in the Square of Muurad Beys Palace, for instance, provides a valuable visual record of the military elites training exercises, and perhaps a hint of the Ottoman rulers efforts to impose centralized authority. Such highly descriptive drawings continue to make the volume an invaluable primary source. The aquatint engraver, Thomas Milton studied under William Woollett, and was extolled by scholar W. Bell Scott as having a unique power of distinguishing the foliage of trees and the texture of bodies, especially water, as it never had been done before, and never will be done again. (Ref: Abbey, Travel, 369. Blackmer 1097. Colas 2018-2022. Gay 2145. Hiler, pp. 577-8. HBS 15571) What is an Antique Map The word Antique in the traditional sense refers to an item that is more than a hundred years old. In the past maps were sold in two forms, as a single sheet (broadsheet) or bound in an atlas or book. The majority of antique maps for sale today come from books or atlases and have survived due to the protection offered by the hardback covers. When considering a purchase The first thing to determine when staring a collection or purchasing an item, is what is important to you. Most collectors prefer to build their collections around a theme. You may decide to collect maps from one region or country, charting its development through time. Similarly you could collect maps of one particular period in time, by type (i.e. sea or celestial charts) or by cartographer. The collector might also want to consider the theme of cartographical misconceptions such as California as an island or Australia as Terra Australis or the Great Southern Land. The subject is so wide that any would-be-collector has almost endless possibilities to find his own little niche within the field, and thereby build a rewarding collection. 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Price: 59 USD

Location: Ivanhoe, VIC

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