Sulkhan Saladze

Founder & Director at Mappa Cartographica @info_mappa, collector of rare maps, engravings & books on Europe, Asia, and the region between Black and Caspian seas

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Mappa Cartographica’s growing collection contains fascinating, rare antique maps that explain the history, and ourselves. Read Georgia Today’s interview for a story of how we began:

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A chance auction discovery 10 years ago sparked a mission: collecting Europe’s rarest maps of Georgia. Today, Mappa Cartographica houses treasures from 1486 onwards, each revealing forgotten stories of Georgian history. Inside the collection: https://t.co/AE8V3A23wH

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Münster’s map from Cosmographia, 1578. Hand-colored Caucasus region with the Phasis, Cyrus, Aragos, and Arases rivers. Shows Colchis, Iberia, Albania, and Armenia—critical geography for understanding ancient trade routes and classical references. #MappaCartographica

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Just had the privilege of hosting Professor @AMikaberidze from @LSU for a fascinating public lecture on "Napoleon and Cartography" - exploring how maps shaped empire and empire shaped maps!

Before GPS failed us, Napoleon was already making 3d maps.

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Many more fascinating events & items to come, follow us on socials for more 😇

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Introducing Mappa Cartographica - the first company in the region specializing in unique 15th-19th century European maps, books & engravings. Our collection features unique historical pieces, gallery space, educational programs. Follow us for more.

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Homeland like this 🇬🇪 amazing Vardzia

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The magic of the centuries' old maps: Georgia through the eyes of the European cartographers. A few rare maps and engravings from my collection 🗺
https://t.co/wwto9X9RCd

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Mount Kazbek in Georgia. Photo by Sulkhan Saladze @sukhiti

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@MaaikevanKoldam @dfatirl @DutchMFA @NLinIreland All the best dear Maaike! 🇳🇱 🧡

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@MaaikevanKoldam დიდი მადლობა 🇳🇱 🧡 🇬🇪

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Sulkhan Saladze: „Friends, I would happily inform you that it will be possible to see my articles from the July issue of National Geographic Magazine of Georgia, in the column "European history of Georgia". 1/2

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Nalia, Adjarian corn storage. Amazing Adjara 🤗

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Smallest map of #Georgia 🇬🇪 made by Johann Ulrich Muller. #Map size 6,3×7,5 First edition, #Ulm 🇩🇪 1692 year.

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Happy Independence Day Georgia!

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On May 27, I will hold public lecture in Vienna about 1918-1921 independent Georgian press and Bolshevik Russia

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I am very impressed by those bright young people. Once again, thanks to @GFSIS_official for giving me the opportunity to meet open minded, curious young people in historic upper Adjara - Khulo, Didadjara Skhalta-Kinchauri.

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Happy national #language day #Georgia! "IBERI-GEORGICA", or Georgian text from 1741 linguistic map by Gotfried Hensel

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Merisi Gorge in #Spring. Keda, historically lower #Adjara

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Batumians know: the rain unravels the very essence of the city. There is #rain no other like that of #Batumi

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Frozen #Paravani Lake ❄️ Samtskhe-Javakheti, #Georgia 🇬🇪