Dominatia otomana

Ottoman Domination

Secolul al XVIII-lea

Foreign dominion during

the 18th century

Secolul reformelor XVIII

Reformation century

Manastirea Voronet

Monastery Voronet

Manastirea Sucevita

Monastery Sucevita

Scoala ardeleana

Transylvanian School

Regii Romaniei 

Romanian Kings

Pionierii aviatiei romane 

Romanian pioneer of aviation

Ca personalitate politica, Dimitrie Cantemir  a urcat pe tronul Moldovei in 1693. A domnit numai trei saptamani fiind nevoit sa paraseasca tronul. A stat aproximativ 17 ani la Istanbul, castigand increderea otomanilor care il sprijina  sa ajunga din nou domn al Moldovei. In scurta sa domnie a urmarit in secret eliberarea Moldovei de sub dominatie otomana facand alianta cu Rusia.Ostile celor doi sunt au fost insa infrante iar Dimitrie Cantemir s-a refugiat in Rusia, la curtea tarului, de unde a cautat sa sprijine independenata Moldovei prin valoroase lucrari stiintifice(istorice, geografice) si filozofice, care i-au adus faima in toata Europa. si pentru care a fost ales membru al Academiei din Berlin(Germania). Cele mai importante lucrari sunt”Descrierea Moldovei” si “Istoria cresterii si descresterii Imperiului Otoman”

As a politician, Dimitrie Cantemir, got the Moldavian throne in 1693. He has ruled only three weeks because he had to quit the throne.He lived about 17 years in Istanbul, gaining the Ottoman’s trust who support him to become again  Moldavia`s ruler. During his short dominion , he secretly pursued his aim of setting free Moldavia from the Ottoman dominion , allying with Russia. The armies of the two (rulers) were defeated ,and Dimitrie Cantemir left for Russia , at the tsar’s court , from where he tried to support Moldavia`s independence through his valuable(historic, geographic) scientific and philosophic works that made him famous all over the Europe and for which he was selected as a member of Berlin Academy (Germany). His most important works are “ Moldavia`s Description” and “The History of Ottoman Empire`s Growth and Decline”.

After 1711 Prince Dimitrie Cantemir prepared a map of Moldavia, inspired by the 1700 Wallachia map by Constantin Cantacuzino. The map was later copied in manuscript by d'Anville (now in the French National Library) and was published in 1737 in Amsterdam (probably prepared for a printed edition of Description Moldaviae which got never printed). This printed version is known from a single copy (again in the French National Library).

Called "Carte de la Moldovie dressee sur celle du Prince Cantimir", it was printed and distributed to subscribing clients. As it was not part of an atlas it is very rare. I succeeded to locate a single other copy in museums (the French navy archive). The first plate (upper area) shows the north of Moldavia and the regions today in Ukraina. This part has the title Moldavie Septentrionale. This plate seems to have been printed around 1768. The lower plate is from 1770 and nicely completes the map. The paper of the two plates is different proving that the two plates have been printed at different times. The engraving style is also somewhat different (in the way mountains have been done) showing either a different hand of the same hand but later in time

.(source Internet)