This superb map of the southern coast of Spain focuses on the important fortifications protecting the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. The map covers the region spanning from the mouth of the Rio Guadalquivir in the west to Motril in the east and includes the Spanish fortress of Ceuta on the Moroccan Peninsula de Almina. Two small inset maps of Minorca and Ceuta and three views featuring Cadiz, the Gibraltar fortress, and the port of Malaga, and a large military-themed title cartouche complete this bold composition.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a 1" chip along the lower centerfold that has been reattached. A couple of short edge tears at bottom have been closed on verso.