GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Artist | B.R.Davies (Active 1830's-1860's) |
| Engraver | B.R.Davies (Active 1830's-1860's) |
| Date | 1838 |
| Technique | Copper Engraving |
| Category | Maps |
| Source | Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor & C. Illustrated. In A Series Of Views, Drawn From Nature By W.H.Bartlett, William Purser & C. By John Carne - Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris, 1838 |
This map is an ancient geographical engraving prepared in the 19th century and showing in detail the Anatolian Peninsula known as "Asia Minor". The title of the map includes the phrase "Asia Minor" in English, while the phrase "Ancient Names are underlined" appears below. This proves that the map shows both modern (19th century) and ancient settlements simultaneously. The map starts from the Aegean Islands and Izmir in the west, extends to the Euphrates River in the east, the Black Sea coast (Paphlagonia, Pontus) in the north, and Cilicia, Lycia, and Pamphylia in the south. Istanbul is indicated as "Constantinople" on the map. Many ancient cities such as Izmir (Smyrna), Efesos (Ephesus), Antalya (Attalia), Konya (Iconium), Kayseri (Caesarea), Trabzon (Trebizond), Sinop (Sinope) and Tarsus are on the map with their names specific to their periods. Ancient regions are defined with classical terminology such as "Phrygia", "Lydia", "Caria", "Pisidia", "Cappadocia", "Galatia", "Lycia" and "Bithynia". Mountain ranges, rivers, coastlines and ancient roads are carefully drawn; elevations are shown by shading.