Turkey in Europe (Keith Johnston's General Atlas)
Cartographer / Artist: Alexander Keith Johnston
Date Created: c. 1875
Medium: Engraving with hand-colored outlines
Physical Dimensions: 22.5 × 19.1 inches
Geographic Scope: Balkans, Ottoman Empire, Southeastern Europe
Archive Catalog ID: fp7-img-2100
Provenance: The Dr. Joseph R. Rubini Archive
Collection: Central European & Ottoman Imperial Atlases
This finely detailed late-nineteenth-century map depicts Turkey in Europe, encompassing the Balkan Peninsula during the period of Ottoman administration in Southeastern Europe. Published in Keith Johnston's renowned General Atlas, the map covers areas corresponding to modern-day Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, and European Turkey. Detailed topography is rendered with delicate hachuring to indicate mountain ranges, accompanied by extensive labeling of cities, rivers, and political boundaries accented with original hand coloring. Two inset maps at the bottom provide detailed views of 'The Bosporus & Constantinople' and 'Crete or Candia', highlighting critical maritime and strategic locations in the Eastern Mediterranean. The work reflects nineteenth-century British cartographic precision and captures the geopolitical layout of the Balkan region during a pivotal historic era.
Condition: Light toning along the margins with a central vertical fold as issued.. Minor handling wear and creasing along the extreme outer sheet edges.. Original outline hand-coloring remains bright and well-defined.




