This handsome map of southern Italy is a fine example of Homann's cartographic style with incredible detail throughout the countryside and large graphic cartouches. Locates hundreds of villages and many cities, included fortified ones. The title cartouche features a ferocious sea monster about to devour a stranded maiden with a knight riding Pegasus across the sky to her salvation. The distance scale features a scene showing Mount Vesuvius erupting, putti, and the royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Naples.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on a bright sheet with full contemporary color in the map and later color in the cartouches. There is minor soiling, some printer's ink residue, a short centerfold separation at right, and a printer's crease at top center. Trimmed into the border at left by the bookbinder, and the left margin has been extended a bit with old paper to accommodate framing.