Old Ottoman Empire Map, 1584 by Ortelius - Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Iran, Israel, Greece, Red Sea, Africa Size:52x70in (132x178cm) Across the bottom of the

Across the bottom of the map is a beautiful landscape of the city

Radcliffe has since been folded into the University as the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

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St George's Channel

The title of the map rather boldly states

Old Ottoman Empire Map, 1584 by Ortelius - Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Iran, Israel, Greece, Red Sea, Africa Size:52x70in (132x178cm) Across the bottom of theA delightfully characterful and exceedingly rare Abraham Ortelius map of the Ottoman Empire (or Turkish Empire), originally published in 1573 as part of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. This map centres on Turkey and Saudi Arabia, but parts of neighbouring countries can be seen. Most of the Middle East is covered. Despite being 450 years old, many towns and cities that you would recognise today have already popped into