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John Senex

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Turky in Europe corrected from Observations Communicated to the Royal Society at London and Paris

Publication Place / Date

London / 1714 circa

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26 x 37.5 inches

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Outline Color

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VG+

Stock# 111752

$975.00

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Description

This 18th-century map, titled "Turkey in Europe corrected from Observations Communicated to the Royal Society at London and Paris," presents a detailed depiction of the Ottoman Empire’s European territories at the height of its influence in the Balkans.

The map extends northward to Hungary, Transylvania (modern Romania), and Bessarabia (now Moldova and Ukraine), eastward to the Black Sea, and southward to the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. It encompasses present-day Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, and parts of Turkey, illustrating the vast reach of Ottoman rule in Southeastern Europe.

The map outlines the provinces, river systems, and mountain ranges that defined the region’s landscape. Major rivers such as the Danube, Sava, and Maritsa are prominently labeled, reflecting their importance as both natural barriers and trade routes. The Aegean Islands and Crete (Candia) are also detailed, emphasizing the maritime significance of the Ottoman territories. Key cities, including Constantinople (Istanbul), Athens, Salonika (Thessaloniki), Belgrade, and Adrianople (Edirne), are marked, highlighting their political and commercial prominence.

This map is notable for incorporating corrections from observations communicated to the Royal Society in London and Paris, reflecting 18th-century efforts to improve geographic accuracy. During this period, Western European interest in Ottoman lands was increasing, driven by trade, diplomacy, and military conflicts. The map captures the Balkans as a contested frontier, where the Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and Russian Empire vied for dominance. It serves as both a practical reference and a geopolitical statement, documenting the last phase of significant Ottoman rule in Eastern Europe before its gradual decline.

John Senex Biography

John Senex (1678-1740) was one of the foremost mapmakers in England in the early eighteenth century. He was also a surveyor, globemaker, and geographer. As a young man, he was apprenticed to Robert Clavell, a bookseller. He worked with several mapmakers over the course of his career, including Jeremiah Seller and Charles Price. In 1728, Senex was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, a rarity for mapmakers. The Fellowship reflects his career-long association as engraver to the Society and publisher of maps by Edmund Halley, among other luminaries. He is best known for his English Atlas (1714), which remained in print until the 1760s. After his death in 1740 his widow, Mary, carried on the business until 1755. Thereafter, his stock was acquired by William Herbert and Robert Sayer (maps) and James Ferguson (globes).