Subject: Mediterranean Islands
Period: 1579 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.8 x 14.3 inches
47.8 x 36.3 cm
This is the first state of this splendid composite of six maps of the major islands in the Mediterranean: Sardinia, Sicily, Corfu, Djerba, Elba, and Malta. Each map is beautifully engraved and embellished with a variety of ships including a sinking ship off the coast of Malta where Saint Paul was supposed to have shipwrecked. Latin text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #141.
Condition: B
Original color with moderate toning and color offsetting with a 2.5" centerfold separation at bottom that has been closed on verso with archival material. Adjacent to the separation are a few additional cracks that have been closed on verso with old paper.
