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Description

Fine dark impression of this remarkable sea chart of the Mediterranean, from Sardinia and Corsica to Syria and the Holy Land, centered on Greece. 

The chart shows excellent detail, including a large representation of Cyrus.

Embellished with a fine large allegorical cartouche, 2 compass roses, sea monsters, sailing ships, etc. and host of other fine embellishments.  

Reiner & Joshua Ottens Biography

The Ottens brothers, Reiner and Joshua, operated a successful printing partnership in the mid-eighteenth century (fl. 1726-1765). They began the venture in 1726, publishing maps and other prints as “R & I Ottens.” They specialized in the reprinting of others’ work, especially Guillaume De L’Isle. In 1750, Reiner died; his soon, also Reiner, took his place, but the firm began listing their works as “Joshua & Reiner Ottens.” The firm lasted until Joshua’s death in 1765. Joshua’s widow, Johanna de Lindt, sold their remaining stock of plates in 1784.