Subject: Malta
Period: 1572 (circa)
Publication: Cosmographey oder Beschreibung Aller Lander…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
3.2 x 4.9 inches
8.1 x 12.4 cm
This tiny map, set into a sheet of German text (7.6 x 11.8"), is one of the earliest available maps of the strategically important Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo. The woodblock map shows the ports and cities and is surrounded by several ships.
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Condition: A
Marginal soiling.