antique map Built by Ambroise tardieu and reviewed and corrected by Vuillemin. engraving from 1855. Double board with typical vertical fold. It is entitled "Türkiye of Europe & Greece". Map Detailed and colorful of Turkey in Europe and Greece, showing borders, main cities, as well as the relief and rivers of the time. In 1855, Turkey of Europe corresponded to a large part of the Balkans under Ottoman domination, including regions such as Thrace, Macedonia and part of current Bulgaria. Greece had obtained its independence a few decades earlier after a long fight against the Ottoman Empire. This Map therefore represents a significant historical interest by illustrating the territorial divisions in a period when the Ottoman Empire began to lose its grip on Europe, which led to the conflicts f.
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