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FULL TITLE:Gallipoli

A panoramic view of Gallipoli, called Gelibolu in modern Turkish, is a town in north-western Turkey. The name derives from the Greek Kallipolis, meaning 'Beautiful City'. It is located on the Gallipoli Peninsula (Gelibolu Yarimadasi), with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1354, providing them with their first foothold in Europe, and a base for expansion into the Balkans. Prior to 1354 Gallipoli was a Byzantine naval base.

From a book by A M Myller recounting his travels from 1725 to 1727. Myller journeyed from Rome to Jerusalem then on to Troy, Gallipoli and Constantinople. From Constantinople he travelled to Egypt and then to Syria. Finally from Syria he travelled to Malta and back to Rome.

Publication: Peregrinus in Jerusalem (Fremdling zu Jerusalem), by A. M. Myller, published inVienna & Nurnberg.

Rare.

ConditonGG

CartographerMyller

Date1735

TechniqueCopper Engraving

ColourUncoloured

Width (cms) x Height (cms)16.9 x 14.3

Ref: JJB0442