Subject: Crete
Period: 1719 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.8 x 6.4 inches
22.4 x 16.3 cm
This uncommon small map of Crete is nicely engraved with a flourishing, banner-style cartouche held aloft by the winged lion of St. Mark brandishing a sword - symbol of the Venetian government that ruled Crete prior to the takeover by the Turkish Empire.
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Condition: A
Original outline color. Lightly toned, darker in blank margins.