Tokat, Turkey.

Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de. After Claude Aubriet. View of Tokat with a costume of Tokat. "Tocat". "Femmes Turques de Tocat" Amsterdam. Janssoons van Waesberge. 1737
Copper engraved view of Tokat in Anatolia with an illustration of female Turkish costume in Tokat. [ 2 on 1plate] from the 2nd volume of Tournefort's "Beschryving van eene Reize naar de Levant" ["Relation D'Un Voyage du Levant"] 1737 [5th edition] large 4to, blank to verso. In the 1737 edition the 2 illustrations are on 1 plate, in previous editions they appear seperately. Good impressions, with wide margins.
Blackmer/Navari 1318[1st edition]. 209 by 150mm (8¼ by 6 inches).    €50

The Black Sea, Crimea and Constantinople.

Visscher, Nicolaes. The Black Sea and channel of Constantinople. "Nouvel carte de la Mer Noire et du Canal de Constantinople...." Amsterdam. Visscher, Nicolaes , "in de Visscher, Klaverstraat". circa 1680
Copper engraved map of the Black sea, Crimea with inset map of the Dardenells and constantinople by Nicolaes Visscher. Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the black sea with crimea with an inset map to upper right of the Dardenells and Constantinople. Dark impression; bright original full wash colour, old ink number to upper right corner and light brown spots to edge of upper margin
Zacharakis 3636/2358 485 by 577mm (19 by 22¾ inches).    €650