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| Keywords: 1801 Cary Map of Turkey in Europe, Greece, and the Balkan - Geographicus - TurkeyEurope-cary-1801.jpg An exceptionally beautiful example of John Cary ™s important 1801 map of Turkey in Europe Covers from the Adriatic eastward to Crimea and Southwards as far as Crete and Cyprus While technically a map of Ottoman holdings in Europe this map is essentially a map of Greece and the Balkans Includes the modern day countries of Turkey Greece Albania Macedonia Rumania Bulgaria Moldova Serbia Bosnia Croatia and Montenegro Notes the line of Division between Europe and Asia as it passes through the Black Sea and the Aegean All in all one of the most interesting and attractive atlas maps of Greece and the Balkans to appear in first years of the 19th century Prepared in 1801 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas 1801 dated Size in 20 5 18 5 object history credit line accession number TurkeyEurope-cary-1801 Cary John <i>Cary's New Universal Atlas containing distinct maps of all the principal states and kingdoms throughout the World From the latest and best authorities extant </i> London Printed for J Cary Engraver and Map-seller No 181 near Norfolk Street Strand 1808 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by John Cary 1801 maps Old maps of Turkey 19th-century maps of the Balkans Maps in English | ||||
