Map of the Mediterranean and the Ottoman Empire

Description

Featured in the 1836 collaborative work of Thomas Allom and Robert Walsh, this cartographic engraving illustrates the Mediterranean basin and the geographical borders of the Ottoman Empire (originally termed the Turkish Empire) in the first half of the 19th century. Covering a vast area stretching from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Black Sea, and from the North African coasts to the Levant, the artwork objectively documents the global maritime trade routes of the era, the strategic importance of the straits, and the empire's geopolitical position connecting the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa.