JODE

TURCIA TURCI CIVE IMPERII

JODE, Gerard De (1509-1591)

Antwerp, c. 1578

38 x 51 cm.

Detailed and finely engraved map of Gerard De Jode from his Speculum Orbis Terrarum of East Mediterranean covering the Ottoman Empire territories in Europe, Anatolia and Levant.
The map has two title cartouches and three ships which make this map quite attractive. The upper cartouche indicate the geographical information Natoliam modern, dicunt eam partem quam Asiam Minorem apellavere veteres….. the lower cartouche indicate that it is a map of Turkish Empire. Another interesting feature is the Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat. Jode maps are quite rare compared to his contemporary Ortelius. This is mainly because only 2 editions of his atlas was printed compared to 42 editions of Ortelius atlas.