1846 Lowenberg Whimsical Map of Turkey and Greece

A delightfully whimsical 1846 map of Turkey and Greece, from a German kinderatlas or children's atlas. The map covers Turkey in Europe and Greece from Moldova to Greece. The whole is surrounded by a wide border featuring charming vignettes meant to illustrate the peoples and cultures of the region. These include portraits of two women, one on either side of the map, portraits of men in the top left and right corners, and two illustrations of women offering a drink. The map is accompanied by its adjacent page, which includes a poetic history of Greece and Turkey in German gothic type. The wonderful and rare map was drawn by Anst. V A. Boeden of Berlin for inclusion as plate no. XVI in the 1846 issue of Julius Loewenberg's Geographische Landerfibel.