Subject: Sicily, Italy
Period: 1630 (published)
Publication: Atlas Minor
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.9 x 5.6 inches
20.1 x 14.2 cm
Delightful small map of Sicily filled with topographical detail, place names, and a flaming Mt. Etna. Embellished with title and scale cartouches. French text on verso.
This map was re-engraved for Jan Jansson's editions of the Atlas Minor, published in 5 editions between 1628-48. The copperplates for the original Atlas Minor editions published by Hondius were sold to parties in England between 1621-25. Jansson commissioned Pieter van den Keere and Abraham Goos to engrave new plates, which were close copies of the original editions.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #7510:352.1.
Condition: B+
Light toning and minor damp stains in the bottom blank margin.