{"id":27343,"date":"2025-05-26T20:13:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiek\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/turkije-cyprus-mercator-hondius-1606\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:37:46","slug":"turkey-cyprus-mercator-hondius-1606","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/maps\/maps-world\/europe\/turkey-cyprus-mercator-hondius-1606\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey and Cyprus &#8211; Gerard Mercator + Jodocus Hondius, 1606"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<strong><em>Natoliae sive Asia Minor<\/em><\/strong>\u201d [Anatolia, or Asia Minor] copper engraving made by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerardus_Mercator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gerard Mercator<\/a><\/strong> in 1595 and published by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jodocus_Hondius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jodocus Hondius<\/a><\/strong> as part of the \u201c<em>Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et fabricati figura<\/em>\u201d for the first time in <strong>1606<\/strong>. With original hand colouring. Verso: \u00a0Latin text. Size (plate mark): 34.5 x 47.8 cm.<\/p>\n<p>At publication this is how the region was described:<\/p>\n<p>Asia Minor, today called Natolia or Anatolia, was named to distinguish it from the larger continent of Asia. According to ancient sources, it is bounded by the Euphrates in the east, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lycia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lycia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pamphylia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pamphylia<\/a>, the Aegean Sea and the Archipelago in the west, and the Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea) in the north. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pliny_the_Elder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pliny<\/a> measures its length at 1,400 miles, while <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herodotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herodotus<\/a> gives its width as five days\u2019 journey. The region is renowned for its temperate climate, clear air, fertile lands, and abundant resources: wine, oil, grain, pastures, forests, domestic and wild animals, fish, and birds.<\/p>\n<p>Once it was a wealthy land rich in gold, silver, gemstones, and pearls, crossed by rivers, streams, and forests. It was home to many ancient kingdoms, including those of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Troy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trojans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cretans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mithridates_VI_Eupator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mithridates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seleucid_Empire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antiochians<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paphlagonia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paphlagonians<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galatia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galatians<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cappadocia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cappadocians<\/a>, and others. The territory was conquered successively by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyrus_the_Great\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyrus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_the_Great\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander the Great<\/a> and his successors, then divided between Syria, Egypt, and Babylonia, later ravaged by the Romans, and finally subjected to the Turkish emperor.<\/p>\n<p>Under Turkish rule, the region is divided into <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beylerbey#Ottoman_use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beylerbeyliques<\/a> (governorates) with numerous provinces and districts: Pontus, Bithynia, Paphlagonia, Lycia, Galatia, Pamphylia, Cappadocia, Cilicia, and Lesser Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>Among its notable cities are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trapezus_(Arcadia)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trapezus (Trabzon)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amasya#History\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amasya<\/a>, Iconium (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konya#History\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Konya<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caesarea_(Mazaca)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mazaca (Caesarea)<\/a>, as well as cities along the Black Sea and the Aegean coast such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ephesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ephesus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sardis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sardis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smyrna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smyrna<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myra<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miletus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miletus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Major rivers include the Iris, Halys, Thermodon, Sangarius, Cydnus, Eurymedon, and the winding Maeander. The Pontus (Black Sea) is rich in fish and sea creatures; its inhabitants are highly skilled in navigation and seafaring.<\/p>\n<p>Famous mountains include Olympus (in Mysia), the Synnades, Tmolus (in Lydia), Arg\u00e6us (in Cappadocia), Taurus (in Cilicia), and Chim\u00e6ra (in Lycia), where, according to Pliny, eternal flames rise from the earth.<\/p>\n<p>Once, this land was adorned with splendid structures, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mausoleum_at_Halicarnassus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mausoleum of Halicarnassus<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temple_of_Artemis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temple of Diana at Ephesus<\/a>, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Today, the Turks primarily build practical structures like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caravanserai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caravanserais<\/a> and bathhouses. Their diet largely consists of dried or salted meat, nuts, figs, almonds, and walnuts. Most of the population engages in crafts, trade, woodworking, metalwork, and leatherworking.<\/p>\n<p>Price: Euro 575,-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNatoliae sive Asia Minor\u201d [Anatolia, or Asia Minor] copper engraving made by Gerard Mercator in 1595 and published by Jodocus Hondius as part of the \u201cAtlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et fabricati figura\u201d for the first time in 1606. With original hand colouring. Verso: \u00a0Latin text. Size (plate mark): 34.5 x 47.8 cm. 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