COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Date:
1804
Short Title:
Upper Sheet: A Map of the Environs of Constantinople.
Publisher:
A. Arrowsmith
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
64
Obj Width cm:
159
Scale 1:
1,130,669
Note:
"Arrowsmith's large and detailed map of the Ottoman Empire and the Black Sea. By the beginning of the nineteenth century the Ottoman Empire had fallen some way from the lofty heights of 1683, when it had threatened the gates of Vienna. The Russo-Turkish wars of the eighteenth century most notably that of 1768-1774 weakened the Empire considerably, and by the time of the present map's publication many of the Great European powers believed her break-up to be imminent.The ramifications of the Empire's gradual decline became know as the Eastern Question; with Britain, Austria, France, and Russia increasingly using the Empire as a pawn in their diplomatic games. At the time of the production of the map during the Napoleonic War - Britain was increasingly concerned by both Russian and French involvement in Ottoman affairs. She feared not only Russian designs on Constantinople and her wish for a Mediterranean port; but also that control by either power of the Eastern Mediterranean would lead to British interests - most notably in India being severely compromised." (Lyon and Turnbull).
Reference:
BL Maps 43315.(17)
Country:
Greece
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Balkan Peninsula
Region:
Black Sea
Subject:
Ottoman Mapping
Full Title:
(Upper Sheet to) A Map of the Environs of Constantinople Drawn from a great number of accurate astronomical & geographical manuscripts and printed documents, by A. Arrowsmith 1801 and 1804. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith, No.10 Soho Square, 4th September 1804.
List No:
6915.001
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Pub Date:
1804
Pub Title:
A Map of the Environs of Constantinople Drawn from a great number of accurate astronomical & geographical manuscripts and printed documents, by A. Arrowsmith 1801 and 1804. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith, No.10 Soho Square, 4th September 1804.
Pub Note:
Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) was the finest cartographer of his generation. Although he received little formal education it is believed that he was taught some mathematical instruction by William Emerson, an author of several books on the application of mathematics to the area of cartography. Around 1770, Arrowsmith moved to London to seek employment. It is believed that he worked for William Faden before joining John Cary Sr. in the early 1780s. There he provided the measurements for John Cary's early publication detailing the roads from London to Falmouth, his first signed work. Arrowsmith set up on his own n 1790 and over the next thirty years produced some of the most beautiful and elegant maps of the era.
Pub List No:
6915.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
127
Pub Width cm:
159
Image No:
6915001
Authors:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Link To Source
Upper Sheet: A Map of the Environs of Constantinople.
